In this Sept. 14, 2014, photo, a lion statue is removed from atop the Old State House on Washington Street in Boston Dina Rudick—AP That's because it's housed inside a lion statue on the roof of the Old State House Boston officials are puzzling over how to retrieve a 113-year-old time capsule from inside a lion statue on Boston’s Old State House. The time capsule, mentioned in a 1901 Boston Daily Globe article, is a copper box containing contributions from local elected officials of the time, plus buttons from the presidential campaigns of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (CNN) - A golden lion perched on top of the Old State House in Boston has been hiding a secret for more than a century.It was built in 1713, and is the oldest public building in the country.Last weekend the statues of a unicorn and lion were removed from the top of the building to be restored. Inside the lion statue there was a fascinating discovery:"We discovered that there was a time capsule that had been secreted in the lion's head at the turn of the 19th to 20th century," said Brian LeMay, Bostonian Society.Inside the lion a 1901 time capsule there could be a look at life in turn Continue reading >>>

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BOSTON/WBZ - A mystery in Boston's history has been uncovered. A statue perched on top of the Old State House downtown appears to have a century-old time capsule hidden inside.The unicorn and lion statues were removed from the top of the building earlier this month to be restored.Now it seems there may be a secret hiding in the lion, planted in 1901."We discovered that there was a time capsule that had been secreted in the lion's head, in just the turn of the 20th century," Brian LeMay of the Bostonian Society told WBZ-TV."From Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A time capsule from 1901 was found in the head of a lion statue on top of the Old State House in Boston Monday while it was being prepared for restoration.Sculptor Robert Shure found the capsule after the lions were taken down Sunday, said spokeswoman for the Bostonian Society Heather Leet.According to the Boston Globe, the time capsule contains photographs, autographs, and sealed letters from politicians and influential Bostonians, along with old newspaper clippings.Leet said they hope to retrieve the items by sometime next week, Continue reading >>>

via Wikimedia Commons When copper statues of a gold lion and silver unicorn were installed above Boston's Old State House in 1901, the majestic creatures weren’t the only objects left for posterity. Inside the lion’s head was a sealed copper box filled with “things that will prove interesting when the box is opened many years hence,” wrote The Boston Globe at the time. The future is now. Earlier this month the lion and unicorn sculptures—emblems representing the building’s colonial era role as the seat of royal authority—were successfully removed from its east façade for restoration, Continue reading >>>

Century-old time capsule discovered in lion statue at Boston's Old State House Thursday, September 25, 2014, 11:25 AM - Bostonians rush to and from work each day and might not even notice it -- but the old State House is steeped in history. Built in 1713, it's the oldest public building in the country.  SEE ALSO: Scrap metal find turns out to be $33 million Faberge golden egg  But now there's something missing. Last weekend, the statues of a unicorn and lion were removed from the top of the building to be restored.  But that's not all, inside the lion statue -- there was a fascinating Continue reading >>>

It’s a modern day mystery that has been tucked secretly inside the head of the gold-plated lion perched atop the centuries-old brick façade of Boston’s Old State House: A time capsule with contents reportedly dating back to 1901 was sealed inside a copper box and hidden out of sight."Oh I think that’s fascinating, I think that would be just so much fun to see what they thought was important at that time," Nancy Reider, visiting from California, said. "It sounds to me like a DaVinci Code plot, there’s probably something in there that Continue reading >>>

The golden lion guards the clock atop the old headquarters of the Massachusetts government along with a unicornCaretakers recently took down the lion and unicorn for routine cleaning and upon scanning the lion's head detected a shoe box-sized copper containerThe lion has been rumored to contain a time capsule containing Newspaper ephemera from the period, along with letters from prominent BostoniansBy Ap and Josh Gardner for MailOnline Published: 22:33 GMT, 24 September 2014 | Updated: 03:57 GMT, 25 September 2014 Continue reading >>>

Boston Old State House Discovers 113-Year-Old Time Capsule By Emily Morgan | Sep 24, 2014 05:37 PM EDT The Bostonian Society had an extra incentive to perform routine maintenance on the Old State House’s two rooftop statues: a rumored 113-year-old time capsule. Conservator Robert Shure from Woburn’s Skylight Studios detected a shoe-sized copper box inside the head of the golden lion statue on Sept. 22. Shure will need at least a week to determine the best way to remove the capsule from the statue because it was soldered shut, according to Boston.com. Continue reading >>>