Key West lost a time capsule buried 50 years ago

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, center left, watches as Rafael Penalver, center right, preservationist and board president of Key West’s San Carlos Institute, prepares to place artwork in the island’s bicentennial time capsule, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Key West, Fla. Scott placed a Navy cap inside the granite time capsule, which was dedicated during a waterfront ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of March 25, 1822, when U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Perry formally claimed Key West as a United States territory. The capsule is to be opened in 50 years. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) (Rob O’Neal/AP)