For the past 150 years , the 15 inch copper box had rested in the cornerstone of the northampton state hospital .
过去的150年来，这个15英寸长的铜盒子一直静静地呆在北安普敦州立医院的奠基石下。
Fearing that the box might be destroyed during the demolition of the building , she immediately alerted the northampton historical commission and the city planning office .
她担心在拆房子过程中会破坏盒子，所以马上提醒北安普敦历史协会与城市规划办公室，要小心处理。
Northampton - history looks like this : a copper box from 1856 , its lid dented by time , sitting in the middle of the sweltering office .
Very little remains of what had been a thriving boot and shoe manufacturing industry that was based in northampton , where 50000 people were employed a few decades ago .
英国北安普敦郡曾经欣欣向荣的鞋靴制造业如今已所剩无几；数十年前，当地制鞋业曾雇佣了5万名员工。
" The citizens of northampton to their children 's children who in after ages shall break the seal of this memorial , send greeting , " said one speaker during the ceremony .
