Detroit Century Box Explained

The Detroit Century Box is a time capsule that was created in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan 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 presided over the opening of the capsule on December 31, 2000.^{[1] [2]}

Notable letter writers

• Annie M. Knott^[3]
• Charles Lang Freer^[4]
• Clarence M. Burton^[5]
• D. Augustus Straker^[6]
• Frederick K. Stearns^[7]
• James E. Scripps^[8]
• John M. Donaldson^[9]
• John Samuel Foley^[10]
• William C. Maybury^[11]
• William E. Quinby^[12]

See also

• List of time capsules

External links

• 1901 Time Capsule contents Detroit Historical Society

Notes and References

1. Andrea Cecil, "100-year-old time capsule opened in Detroit" Republished from the Kalamazoo Gazette (January 2, 2001). Retrieved August 13, 2013
2. http://detroithistorical.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/future-friday-century-box-prophecies/ "Future Friday: Century Box Prophecies"
3. Web site: Letter written by Annie M. Knott . Detroit Historical Society.
4. Web site: Letter written by Charles L. Freer . Detroit Historical Society.
5. Web site: Real Estate Titles in Detroit, Past, Present and Future . Detroit Historical Society.
6. Web site: The Past, Present and Future of the Colored Race in Detroit . Detroit Historical Society.
7. Web site: The Growth of Manufacturing in Detroit During the Nineteenth Century . Detroit Historical Society.
8. Web site: Letter written by James E. Scripps . Detroit Historical Society.
9. Web site: Rise of Architecture in Detroit . Detroit Historical Society.
10. Web site: Letter written by John Samuel Foley . Detroit Historical Society.
11. Web site: Letter written by William C. Maybury . Detroit Historical Society.
12. Web site: Progress of Journalism in the Last Century . Detroit Historical Society.