OH 1915 - Bethesda Hospital

Capsuled: August 8, 1915

Uncapsuled: April 14, 1969

Capsuler: Bethesda Hospital (Bethesda, Ohio)

Capsule: Copper box (9 inches x 6 inches x 5 inches) in the cornerstone

Contents:

• 2-inch circular badge made of clay with the inscription, "Grand Lodge, F. and A.M., of Ohio. Bethesda Hospital, August 8, 1915."
• 4-page program of the cornerstone laying
• Business card of William N. Werner, president of the Bethesda Hospital Association in 1915
• Coins (one cent pieces, a 1912 dime, buffalo nickel)
• Two one-cent postcards
• National bank note for 15 cents dated 1863
• Newspapers
• Bible with the inscription, "Cornerstone Laying Bethesda Hospital Association, August 8, 1915, Zanesville, Ohio. Compliments of William Werner, President Bethesda Hospital."

Location: Bethesda Hospital (demolished in April, 1969)

More info:

• The time capsule was found in the cab of a workman's truck who said it was there "for safe keeping."
• May 4, 1969 Times Recorder article about the Bethesda Hospital time capsule
• Photo of the opening of the Bethesda Hospital time capsule