U.S.M.C. Tricentennial Time Capsule - Golden, CO
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 39° 43.479 W 105° 11.497
13S E 483578 N 4397214
Time capsule at the United States Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.) memorial located in Golden, Colorado, USA
Waymark Code: WMBJ7N
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2011
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This large memorial honors the overall service of the U.S.M.C. as well as specific units, special corps (such as medical corpsmen and women in the U.S.M.C.) and various wars. There is a time capsule to be opened in 2076. There is ample parking. The memorial is available from dawn to dusk. (
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The plaque on the time capsule reads:
On August 24, 1977
General Louis H. Wilson
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Dedicated this site as a
Marine Corps Memorial
in memory of all marines
who have served their
country.
On December 22, 1976, a time
capsule was emplaced below this
spot to opened during the
tri-centennial year 2076.