The Detroit Century Box is a

time capsule A time capsule is a historic treasure trove, 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 ...

that was created in the U.S. city of

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on December 31, 1900. Mayor William C. Maybury 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 Americ ...

presided over the opening of the capsule on December 31, 2000.

Detroit in 1900

Predictions for the future

Notable letter writers

* Annie M. Knott *

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 Asian art, East Asian, Visual art of the United States, American, and Middle Eastern a ...

* Clarence M. Burton * D. Augustus Straker * Frederick K. Stearns *

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 b ...

* John M. Donaldson *

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 Ma ...

* 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 ...

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1901 Time Capsule contents

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Time capsules History of Detroit

Detroit in 1900

Predictions for the future

Notable letter writers

See also

References

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