Museum director reacts to opening of capsule

Museum director reacts to opening of capsule

Artifacts were all intact When the 1891 Grand Army of the Republic time capsule from Memorial Hall was opened on Tuesday, Nicole Cox, director of the Lawrence County Museum, was the one who pulled each item from the copper box and identified them for the crowd at Ironton High School. Cox said she was glad the contents had survived their 135 years away from the public eye.  “I was shocked at what great shape they were in,” she said. “To have surv…