Politics & Government

Falls Bicentennial: Time Capsule Unearthed; Contents Unveiled to Public

Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart opened the sesquicentennial time capsule amid hundreds of people at Falls River Square Pavilion on Tuesday.

With a few swings of a gold-plated hammer, Mayor Don Robart unlocked a small piece of Cuyahoga Falls history. 

The capsule, buried in the summer of 1962, contained dilapidated newspapers from the day, an old phone book, a golf ball, wooden nickels, various booklets, a reel of microfilm that didn't survive the long stretch underground and a sesquicentennial proclamation by former Falls Mayor David L. Sanders.  

Some in the audience appeared underwhelmed by the contents, while others were excited to see and inspect what was unearthed.

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"I grew up in the Falls, and I'll tell you, when I saw (Mayor Robart) sift through the capsule, it brought me back to my childhood in this town," said Ed Stephens, 62, of Akron. 

Kathryn Hunter, the former owner, publisher and editor of the Falls News Press and Hudson Times, attended the ceremony and was on hand as Robart presented the capsule that she helped bury decades ago.

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To view the aged materials, visit , located at 140 Portage Trail. They'll be on display all week.

The Bicentennial capsule will by buried Aug. 31 and won't be opened till 2062. 

If you could choose, what would you enclose in the capsule? Tell us in the comments.


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