Virginia/US – Time capsule found at Surry masonic lodge
The town of Surry’s former fire station on Church Street contains a cornerstone engraved with the words “Jefferson Lodge No. 65, A.F. and A.M., 1801-1945” and the square-and-compass symbol of the Freemasons, a worldwide and centuries-old society of men whose ranks once included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and other founding fathers of the United States.
The granite block sat undisturbed since the firehouse’s construction in 1945, concealing within it a plastic box that was removed for the first time in 80 years on May 31. The masons of Jefferson Lodge don’t know yet what’s inside. The box has…
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