Not Just Silt: West Point’s Time Capsule Actually Contained Some Historical Artifacts
![Six coins and a commemorative medal were recovered from a nearly 200-year-old time capsule that was opened at West Point’s Thayer Hall on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (flicker.com)](https://news.cibassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/westpointcoin.jpg)
The 194-year-old West Point time capsule that was opened this week and originally believed to contain only silt produced a handful of historical artifacts, the academy said Wednesday. Six coins and a commemorative medal were found in the hardened silt at the bottom of the one-cubic-foot lead box that was pried open earlier this week. […]