Lyons Centennial Time Capsule - Lyons, Kansas
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 20.855 W 098° 12.205
14S E 569606 N 4244681
Time capsule placed during the Lyons, Kansas Centennial celebrations in 1962.
Waymark Code: WMEKMZ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The time capsule is located in front of Civil War memorial in the northeast corner of the grounds of the Rice County Courthouse in Lyons, Kansas.  The plaque is inscribed:

Rice County
Time Capsule
Deposited By Lyons Centennial
Committee January 29th 1962

Byron Babock - Chairman
Wm. Chandler, Jr    Paul Jones
Arthur Hodson   A.R. Pearce
Horace Jones    Elmer Wesseler 

 

Subject: City

Commemoration: Centennial - 1962

Date of Founding: 1862

Date of Commemoration: January 29th 1962

Address:
Corner of East Avenue and North Main Street Lyons, Kansas

Overview Photograph:

Yes


Detail Photograph:

Yes


Web site if available: Not listed
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