30 Year Old Time Capsule Unearthed at Former MacMurray College Grounds

30 Year Old Time Capsule Unearthed at Former MacMurray College Grounds

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Time capsule unearthed at the former MacMurray College Campus

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — A piece of MacMurray College history that has remained underground for 30 years was unearthed Tuesday afternoon on the former college campus in Jacksonville. Members of the MacMurray Foundation and Alumni Association, Jacksonville Area Museum, former faculty and staff, alumni and community members gathered at the base of the Civil War soldiers memorial flagpole at 3:30 p.m. as crews excavated a time capsule buried during Mac…