Masons remove bricks from around a cornerstone at the old Kootenai County courthouse.
June 3, 2026
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June 29, 2026 1:09 a.m.
The mysterious time capsule: A glimpse back to 1926
Not long ago, I stood with others on the lawn of the Kootenai County Courthouse, watching the experts from Dobson Chimney and Masonry carefully remove a time capsule that was placed in the building’s cornerstone when it was dedicated in 1926. As we waited, I looked around to see what other bits of history from a century ago surrounded me.
June 4, 2026 1:09 a.m.
Century-old time capsule retrieved from Kootenai County courthouse
A hidden piece of history came to light Wednesday as community members retrieved a 100-year-old time capsule from within an outer wall of the old Kootenai County courthouse.