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The Detroit Century Box is a
1901 Time Capsule contents
The Detroit Century Box is a time capsule
A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate method of communication with future people, and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. The preservation of holy relics date ...
that was created in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
on December 31, 1900. Mayor William C. Maybury
William Cotter Maybury (November 20, 1848 – May 6, 1909) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
Maybury was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 20, 1848, the son of Thomas Maybury. He attended public schools ...
organized the capsule which consists of a copper box filled with photos and letters containing the then current state of affairs in Detroit along with predictions for the future. Mayor Dennis Archer
Dennis Wayne Archer (born January 1, 1942) is an American lawyer, jurist and former politician from Michigan. A Democrat, Archer served as Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit. He later served as president of the Ameri ...
presided over the opening of the capsule on December 31, 2000.
Detroit in 1900
Predictions for the future
Notable letter writers
*Annie M. Knott
Annie MacMillan Knott (1 September, 1850 – December 20, 1941) was a practitioner and teacher in The First Church of Christ, Scientist. She was a student of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the religion, and served the church in various capacitie ...
*Charles Lang Freer
Charles Lang Freer (February 25, 1854 – September 25, 1919) was an American industrialist, art collector, and patron. He is known for his large collection of East Asian, American, and Middle Eastern Art. In 1906, Freer donated his extensive co ...
* Clarence M. Burton
* D. Augustus Straker
*Frederick K. Stearns
Frederick Kimball Stearns (December 6, 1854 – June 7, 1924) was an American businessman who was the president of Frederick Stearns & Company, a pharmaceutical manufacturing business, from 1887 to 1921. He was also the organizer of the Detroit O ...
*James E. Scripps
James Edmund Scripps (March 19, 1835 – May 28, 1906) was an American newspaper publisher and philanthropist.
Early life and education
Scripps was born in 1835 in London to James Mogg Scripps and Ellen Mary (Saunders) Scripps. His father was a ...
*John M. Donaldson
John M. Donaldson (January 17, 1854 – December 20, 1941) was an American architect and artist born on January 17, 1854, in Stirling, Scotland. Donaldson was principal designer of the successful Detroit-based architectural firm Donaldson and Mei ...
*John Samuel Foley
John Samuel Foley (November 5, 1833 – January 5, 1918) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Detroit from 1888 until his death in 1918.
Biography
John Foley was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Matt ...
*William C. Maybury
*William E. Quinby
William Emory Quinby (December 14, 1835 – June 7, 1908) was an American newspaper publisher and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Early life
Quinby was born in Brewer, Maine, on December 14, 1835. His family ...
See also
* List of time capsulesReferences
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Detroit Historical Society
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly li ...
Time capsules
History of Detroit