NEWS REPORT
Time capsule buried at Territorial Prison for 150th anniversary
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Yuma Sun report on the July 1, 2026 anniversary capsule ceremony, its contents, the display, and the reported lost 19th-century capsule.
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Relevant excerpt / notes
The report describes a recreation of a lost time capsule and quotes ceremony participants. The article compares this account with the Heritage Area's 2019 statement that the original capsule was still there.
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- ExplainerYuma’s old prison sealed a time capsule this summer. The one from 1876 is a better mystery.
For its 150th birthday, the Territorial Prison packed a Farmer’s Almanac, a roll of pennies and handwritten cards into a capsule for the future. Whether its 19th-century time capsule is still in the building depends on which account you read.