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Some of the items recovered from the time capsule buried on July 4, 1976,  include a $2 bill, postage stamps, various pamphlets and a cassette tape that recorded the observance. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Celebrating Our History: Treasures from a simpler time unearthed in Delray Beach capsule

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