Centennial Time Capsule - Newport, Oregon
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Volcanoguy
N 44° 37.925 W 124° 03.499
10T E 416056 N 4942625
This time capsule is located in a small park on SW Coast Hwy in Newport, Oregon.
Waymark Code: WMHR8T
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2013
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This time capsule is located in Founding Rock Park and was place on July 4, 1966 on the centennial of the naming of Newport. The plaque reads:
The Lincoln County Historical Society
here placed a time capsule to commem-
orate the centennial of the naming of
Newport, July 4, 1966, and to honor
founders Samuel Case, Dr. J.W. Bailey,
and others.
Inside the capsule is microfilm of con-
temporary newspapers and city and
county records. Written accounts,
motion picture film, and artifacts are
enclosed which depict life in this land
of beauty and contrast.
Dedicated April 29, 1967: to be opened
July 4, 2066.
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