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Avast ye mateys! A 104-year-old treasure chest be found whilst tearing down a landlubber's learnin' shack in Minnesota!

2024-04-27

Arrr, me hearties! Avast ye! A treasure chest buried in 1920 at a high school in Minnesota has been unearthed during a demolition project. Inside be newspapers and financial statements, aye, a most peculiar loot indeed! Aye, the past be upon us once more!

Arrr, me hearties! During a demolition project of a former Minnesota high school, construction workers stumbled upon a treasure from 1920! The time capsule, buried at Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota, was found as the crew was pullin' down the front pillars and doors of the school.At a community event, the capsule was cracked open to reveal a roster of teachers, the high school magnet, newspapers, and financial statements from the olden days. The school district's superintendent, Jeff Elstad, was as happy as a clam, sayin' it's excitin' to learn about the community's history and the fine folks who built the school.The Owatonna High School Museum Committee be workin' with the Steele County Historical Society to preserve the items found in the time capsule. They'll decide which pieces to display at the school and which to keep in the historical society's collection.This discovery allows the community to gaze back into the past and appreciate the historical significance of the time capsule. It be a reminder to continue preservin' history for the generations to come. So, let's raise a toast to the past and the treasures it holds, me hearties!

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