Time capsule from 1941 discovered at Indiana Dunes National Park

PORTER, Ind. (WLS) -- There was recently a historic find at the Indiana Dunes National Park.

A time capsule was discovered in the foundation of the historic Good Fellow Lodge during a restoration project.

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The capsule was a heavily oxidized and sealed copper box.

Inside the box was a piece of folded tar-infused construction paper with items wrapped carefully inside.

The contents included a small silk 48-star American Flag and several paper documents, including a memorandum about the time capsule some newspaper articles of the time.

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The time capsule was put into place on January 18, 1941. The Lodge was originally built by U.S. Steel as a summer camp for its employees' children.