History Mysteries: 7 Lost Time Capsules According to the
International Time Capsule Society at Oglethorpe University in
Atlanta, there are approximately 10,000 time capsules in the
world. However, they also estimate that no one remembers where
9,000 of them are buried. Let's hop in our DeLorean and explore
the strange stories behind seven of these lost time capsules. 1.
I Guess You Can Take It With You Even though most time capsules
contain little of monetary value, there's always that chance
that someone will deface or damage it just to be a jerk. The
City of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, developed an ingenious plan
to prevent such vandalism when they decided to inter a time
capsule in 1962. They elected a special committee to decide
where the capsule should be buried and were then instructed to
keep the location a secret. The men kept their word all
right—perhaps a little too well. Twenty-five years later, when
the capsule was supposed to be dug up for the city's 100th
anniversary in 1987, almost all of the co