Items in Uncovered Port Arthur Time Capsule Destroyed by Chemicals, Water

12newsnow.com - KBMT - July 2, 2014

Museum goers had some moments of anticipation as a time capsule was opened up Wednesday at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur.  Unfortunately, water and chemicals had seeped into the underground container and destroyed most of its contents.

. . . The best we can determine is that some chemical agent in the groundwater dissolved the PVC glue allowing the pressure of the groundwater to force its way into the time capsule, essentially corrupted and destroyed most of the contents," said David Beard, Director of the Museum.

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