Streetsboro time capsule contained mementos of the dead and lots of mud

Streetsboro Mayor Robert French and Sesquicentennial committee chairman Fred Waage were on hand during the burial of the time capsule on Oct. 8, 1972. Submitted photo

Streetsboro time capsule contained mementos of the dead and lots of mud

Streetsboro unearthed its Sesquicentennial Time Capsule buried 50 years ago at city park, revealing the detritus of old businesses, a set of cufflinks and much more that was damaged by time and a leak in the container.

The time capsule was buried on Oct. 8, 1972, on the northwest corner of Public Square during Streetsboro’s 150th birthday. It was unearthed on Aug. 4 as part of the city’s Bicentennial celebration and was then placed on display during the Bicentennial Birthday Bash weekend.

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