{"id":220506,"date":"2026-06-16T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220506\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:40:11","slug":"america250-time-capsule-to-be-buried-in-philadelphia-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220506\/","title":{"rendered":"America250 time capsule to be buried in Philadelphia July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

America 250 reveals historic time capsule contents<\/a> <\/p>\n

America 250 spokesperson Rosie Rios unveils the historic items selected for the time capsule, which will be buried on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on July 4th, 2026. Items include a pocket Constitution signed by Supreme Court Justices, a crystal from the 2026 New Year’s Eve ball drop and an NFL\/America250 coin, preserving America\u2019s story for generations to come.<\/p>\n

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From civic records to cultural keepsakes, a literal ton of American history is almost ready for burial in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the nation’s historic 250th birthday, “Fox & Friends<\/a>” got an exclusive look at the final contents of the America250 time capsule \u2014 a 900-pound, stainless steel, waterproof vessel housing nearly 200 contributions from across the nation.<\/p>\n

“The contents of the time capsule [are] amazing,” America250 Chair Rosie Rios shared Monday.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to make sure that all three branches of government [were] represented. All 56 parts of our country [are] also represented, so the 50 states, D.C., and the five territories and, of course, everyday Americans are part of this as well.”<\/p>\n

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This image shows the America250 time capsule slated to be buried in Philadelphia on July 4. (Rich Press\/NIST)<\/p>\n

Capped with a 1,100-pound lid, the waterproof vessel will weigh roughly a ton when it is buried in Philadelphia<\/a>‘s Independence National Historical Park on July 4, safeguarding a collection of artifacts meant to capture America at this year’s milestone anniversary.<\/p>\n

Rios described the City of Brotherly Love as a natural choice for the final resting place of the capsule, which will be reopened in 2276.<\/p>\n

“It’s the birthplace of our country and everyone knows that, in 250 years, that’s where you’re going to go to have this unburied,” she said.<\/p>\n

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This screengrab from the June 15 broadcast of “Fox & Friends” shows some of the contents of the America250 time capsule. (Fox & Friends\/Screengrab)<\/p>\n

“It’s a great location for the appropriate time.”<\/p>\n

Inside are items that organizers say reflect the nation’s history, culture and identity.<\/p>\n

Rios highlighted several contributions, including a pocket Constitution signed by the Supreme Court justices, a crystal from the 2026 New Year’s Eve ball in Times Square, a message in a bottle from Coca-Cola<\/a>, an American flag flown at the 2026 Rose Parade and an NFL America250 commemorative coin.<\/p>\n

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Rios said a capstone and artifacts will be on display in Philadelphia as a reminder that history lies waiting for future Americans.<\/p>\n

“We can hope that our great-great-great-great-grandchildren will be able to enjoy this,” Rios said.<\/p>\n

Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"America 250 reveals historic time capsule contents America 250 spokesperson Rosie Rios unveils the historic items selected for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96041,4000,96042,49019,13412,2341,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-220506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-a250-innovation","tag-america-250","tag-fox-friends","tag-fox-news-flash","tag-heritage","tag-media","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}