113-year-old time capsule discovered inside Boston's Old State House statue

113-year-old time capsule discovered inside Boston's Old State House statue
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Bostonians have long been abuzz about the possibility that a time capsule could be hidden inside one of the city's iconic statues. Now, Boston.com has confirmed that the rumor is, indeed, true.

A 113-year-old time capsule was apparently hidden inside of the lion statue on top of the Old State House, which came down for repairs on Sunday, along with its sister statue, a silver unicorn. The time capsule rumors were first reported by Boston magazine last month, when it was announced that the statues would come down for maintenance.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.