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Cornerstone

Cornerstone

The metal box inside once contained photos and other items documenting the beginnings of Byberry.
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the oldest building now standing, the upper floor is whats known as the ballroom. GD opened the cornerstone and the metal box inside only to discover its contents completely submerged in ages of water. later we went back to retreive the wheat pennies found in all the cornerstones
RedDragon
Mon 03-14-2005
Ah so that's where the ballroom is... dammnit. Well now I know.
Motts
Mon 03-14-2005
Dude, I spent about 45 minutes hacking that wall away with a 10 lb sledge. Only to find a box of what i thought was mudd. When i dumped it out, it turned out to be what was left of a newspaper from 1913. There were some readable parts and a date of Nov 26, 1913 was bold. I would have hacked it away for two hours to get that newspaper intact. But it is in fact a treasure that Byberry took with it. We did however, get to or three wheat pennies out if the box, with dates of 1908 and 1911 on them.
GoddoG
Sat 03-26-2005
I bet a museum or historical society would be interested in those artifacts. If/when this place is ever demolished, those will be some of the few physical traces left of it.
Muertos
Fri 05-13-2005
another fabulous photo.
isadore
Tue 08-09-2005
I would have love to seen those documents & pictures
Melissa
Mon 10-10-2005
LITERALLY, ONE FOR THE AGES, MOTTS!
Martymizuno
Mon 10-10-2005
another fabulous photo
isadore
Wed 10-19-2005
It looks like someone was trying to turn the '1' into a '7'
Puddleboy
Thu 10-27-2005
Or the brain surgeon wacking the building with a slege, missed once...
Ack
Fri 11-11-2005
Scavengers...psh...gotta hate them. I mean, why cant you just leave the place with all its items there and intact! Not putting down Motts photography skills of course, he is making use of this, and not stealing or vandalizing this property, why must some people loot these types of places!
Shawn McDonald
Sat 03-18-2006
1913? it doesnt seem that age
Rina
Wed 03-22-2006
Contrairy to popular belief, Old Maintenance was NOT the first building to be built (or at least started). C-9 was started in 1910, C-13 (old laundry) in 1911, Old Maintenance obviously in 1913, C-3, 6, and 12 in 1912, C-1, 5, 7, 11 in 1918, C-2, 4, 8, 10 in 1924, C-14 (infirmary) in 1932, and Old Administration in 1922.
Andrew
Wed 03-22-2006
This building is so old jesus still was on earth...
jdarkqueen
Sun 05-21-2006
amazing
nurse betty
Wed 10-04-2006
wow.
great shot.
Apple.
Tue 10-02-2007
Wonderful Photo!
DW
Fri 10-26-2007
How could you know that that box was inside the cornerstone, of all places? Or do they always put things into cornerstones when constructing buildings? Very interesting nonetheless.
Marcus
Fri 08-15-2008
i partyed there back in the eighties the other side was the shit we had a baseball field and trees had carvings all over them .we called the back roads the white road and we had a red brick road also thoes were the good days with good dop to
deech
Wed 09-02-2009
I think water damage happens alot to these time capsules. Remember the old car that was buried in one? Everyone thought it would be mint when they brought it up, and of course it was a complete disaster.
NikonFreak
Tue 11-03-2009
So....not only do you guys frequently TRESSPASS, but you STEAL and destroy things of important historical nature....nice, real nice. Anything for a fricken photo, huh?? Why don't you just go become a bloody paparazzi photographer and take shots of Britney's bum. You people are sick. I used to really like this site, until I learned you were defacing the properties of those who suffered at the hands of twisted fate.....all so you could "get a cool shot". LOSERS!!!
Luna4806
Wed 03-03-2010
Luna I think you're confused as to who broke what, as well as the reasoning behind it.
Motts
Thu 03-04-2010
yea, you need to leave him alone,they are tearing alll these places down so photos will be the only thing we have left of them soon, so go be a rude ignorant bitch somewhere else,k?

motts, you dont need to defend yerself to people like her boo
ricanmami
Sun 03-07-2010
pennies were for luck
kittygotclaws
Tue 10-04-2011

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