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 .

北安普敦---历史就是这样：一只从1856年开始保存下来的铜盒子，它的盖子已经被岁月所磨损，静静地躺在炙热的办公室里。

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 .

在庆典中的一位发言者说，“很多年之后，北安普敦居民的后代应当打开这个有着纪念意义的盒子，这是来自于前辈的问候。”