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Bipartisan Leaders Dedicate 900-lb America250 Time Capsule for 2026 Burial

6/25/2026

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Bipartisan congressional members dedicated the 900-pound America250 time capsule on Capitol Hill for burial in Philadelphia on July 4 2026.
The capsule contains letters, postcards, posters, poems, and other printed material from all states, territories, D.C., and federal branches.
The National Park Service will embed a capstone to locate the capsule in 2276.
Earlier national capsules include the 1876 Century Safe opened in 1976 and the Bicentennial capsule set for 2076.

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Bipartisan congressional members dedicated the 900-pound America250 time capsule on Capitol Hill for burial in Philadelphia on July 4 2026.
The capsule contains letters, postcards, posters, poems, and other printed material from all states, territories, D.C., and federal branches.
The National Park Service will embed a capstone to locate the capsule in 2276.
Earlier national capsules include the 1876 Century Safe opened in 1976 and the Bicentennial capsule set for 2076.