Location of The Two Time Capsules
The 1938 time capsule of cupaloy was lowered at high noon on September 23, 1938, the precise moment of the Autumnal Equinox. Its latitude and longitude coordinates of the burying place as determined by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey was recorded in the Book of Record of the Time Capsule of cupaloy to Coordinates: 40°44′34.09″N 73°50′43.84″W / 40.7428028°N 73.8455111°W / 40.7428028; -73.8455111within an inch (2.5 cm). The time capsule will likely move vertically or horizontally for geological reasons, so an alternate electromagnetic field method is provided for locating. It involves constructing a loop of wire 10 feet in diameter and putting an alternating current of between 1,000 and 5,000 hertz through it with a power of at least 200 watts. Then the detection of a "distortion field" with the use of a secondary loop of wire about a foot in diameter will indicate the exact location of the two metal alloy time capsules, assuming no other large metal objects are in the vicinity.
A 7-ton "permanent sentinel" granite monument made by the Rock of Ages Corporation marks the position where the two time capsules are buried. The inscription on it reads,
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- The Time Capsules Deposited September 23, 1938 And October 16, 1965
- By The Westinghouse Electric Corporation As A Record Of
- Twentieth Century Civilization To Endure For 5,000 Years.
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