Cabrillo Centennial Time Capsule - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 40.482 W 117° 14.369
11S E 477546 N 3615250
This time capsule was buried to commemorate the establishment of the Cabrillo National Monument in 1913.
Waymark Code: WMRDRB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2016
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Located behind the Cabrillo National Monument's Visitors Center, this time capsule was buried in 2013. The sign indicates that "The contents inside this capsule are a collection of our first 100 years as San Diego's only National Park unit. It shall remained sealed for the next 100 years, not to be opened before October 14, 2113."
Beneath this sign lies
a time capsule preserved in commemoration and celebration
of the Cabrillo National Monument Centennial, October 14, 1913-2013.
The contents inside this capsule are a collection of our first 100 years as
San Diego's only National Park unit. Its contents shall remain sealed for
the next 100 years, not to be opened before October 14, 2113.
A message from the 2013 centennial employees:
All that stand here before this plaque reading the words like so many who came
before you; you are the future stewards of the National Park Service and we hope
you continue to honor the tradition of protecting and preserving our most precious
national treasures during this 2nd century of stewardship in our National Parks.