1953 time capsule found in old Michigan jail

 

A time capsule from 1953 was discovered in the cornerstone of an old jail in St. Clair County, Michigan recently. You can read the full story here.

St. Clair County discovered its past Thursday and invested in its future.

County staff and elected officials gathered at
2:30 p.m. Thursday in the County Administrative Office Building to open a time capsule from 1953 that had been secured in a pocket within the cornerstone of the old jail on Bard Street.

It was excavated Tuesday as Dore and Associates Contracting of Bay City are in the process of demolishing the structure.

St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon, former Sheriff Dan Lane and former jail administrator Maj. Thomas Torrey took turns using a long screwdriver to pry open the lead box.

One by one, the box was emptied of its contents, including photos of the previous jail on Broad Street, a department roster from 1953 with salaries, and yellowed copies of the Port Huron Times Herald with stories about the jail's construction and a tornado that ripped through the area.

"Everything is so well preserved," said Donnellon as he looked at the contents of the capsule. "I'm amazed."