In the summer of 1988, a car plowed into the Appomattox Statue at the intersection of Duke Street and Washington Street in Alexandria, unearthing a time capsule, which was picked up by a bystander.

LST, “Ant Farm Media Van v.08 [Time Capsule]” (2008-2016) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Donor form filled out by participants for Ant Farm’s “Citizens Time ...

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DENNIS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT EVERYTHING INSIDE A 100 YEAR OLD TIME CAPSULE IN KANSAS CITY. IT IS IMPRESSIVE. IT WAS BURIED IN THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR ONE MUSEUM AND ...

Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, ...

Contents of the 1914 time capsule revealed at the New-York Historical Society (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The two oldest known and unopened time capsules were unsealed last week, one ...

What did soldiers in the 1820s care about enough to preserve for future generations? That might get answered soon. Historians at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York plan on opening a ...

Both time capsules will be opened “on June 23, the 44th anniversary of the conclusion of the longest pro baseball game played” Two time capsules were unearthed in Rhode Island while Shawmut Design and ...

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. When it comes to burying time capsules, the anticipation is half the fun. It’s impossible to predict how the people of the future will react to the ...

The City of Jacksonville is encouraging the community to send in their time capsule letters for future generations to enjoy.