AP Photo A statue of a lion - which together with a unicorn signifys the union between England and Scotland - has held a century-long secret.A time capsule has apparently been found in a rather unusual place: Inside the head of a lion statue at the building that once served as the seat of local government.The Bostonian Society, which operates a museum at the Old State House, in Boston, Massachusetts, US said it confirmed the presence of what had long been rumored to be a time capsule from 1901 tucked away inside the copper statue.The statue was recently taken down from the roof as part of a restoration Continue reading >>>

The building has a lion and unicorn attached to celebrate the unification of Scotland and England. Source: Supplied SOMETIMES those old urban myths really do come true. This week the Bostonian Society has confirmed what had long been rumoured in the city: The head of a famous lion statue is really a time capsule from 1901.The lion sits alongside a unicorn on top of the Old State House in Boston and was recently taken down as part of a restoration effort.However Continue reading >>>

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 >>>