page_title: List of time capsules
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: List of time capsules / By country / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Time capsule at NASA Glenn Research Center. Capsule placed January 23, 1991 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Center and is scheduled to be opened on January 23, 2041. The facility was named the Aeronautical Engine Research Laboratory at the time of groundbreaking and the Lewis Research Center at the time of placement of the time capsule.
context_page_description: This is a list of time capsules. The International Time Capsule Society estimates there are between 10,000 and 15,000 time capsules worldwide.
context_section_description: Waynesboro, Virginia. Time capsule for Fishburne Military School to be opened in 2179, the school's 300th anniversary.
  Richmond, Indiana. Time capsule placed in cornerstone of YMCA in 1955.
  On 15 June 1957, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Oklahoma statehood, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere car was sealed in an underground vault in Tulsa, to be unearthed 50 years later on 14 June 2007 during Oklahoma's centennial celebration. Several items were left in the car's trunk and glove compartment, such as a 5 US gallon can of gasoline intended to start the car, should gasoline not be the fuel of choice for motor vehicles in 2007. A contest also took place, in which the contestant who came the closest to guessing the city population in 2007, would then be awarded the car and $100 in a savings account.
  Time Capsule in Centralia, Pennsylvania was to be opened in 2016 but was opened in 2014 instead. Within the time capsule was about two feet of water destroying most paper artifacts in the capsule. A miner's helmet and a pair of bloomers signed by the men living in the city at the time are among artifacts that remained.
  Crypt of Civilization in Atlanta, Georgia open in year 8113
  Westinghouse Time Capsules in New York City expects to open in the year 6939 
  Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument in Amarillo,Texas; open year 2068, 2968, respectively. 
  Disneyland 40th Anniversary Time Capsule in Anaheim, California; to open in July 2035
  Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY: a time capsule placed in a cornerstone in 1954 was found in January 2013
  Salt Lake City, 78 S. Main & 100 South: In 2012, a time capsule from Nov. 25, 1959 containing predictions for the year 2000 was found in the outside wall of the former First Federal Savings Bank
  Fort Collins, Colorado: In January 2013, a time capsule dated 6 June 1907 was found in a cornerstone of the building at 140 Oak Street
  Merrick Park Time Capsule in Coral Gables, Florida
  A 100-year-old time capsule in the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City opened on 23 April 2013
  Detroit Century Box in Detroit, Michigan, containing 56 letters from prominent citizens, sealed at midnight on 31 December 1900 and opened on 31 December 2000
  In 1992, a time capsule was buried at Nickelodeon Studios containing items that kids considered important at that time. It was moved to the Nickelodeon Suites Resort Orlando in 2005 and later to the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in 2016, and will be opened in 2042.
  Time capsule in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
  Time capsule encased in cement at the entrance of the Miami Dade County Courthouse, 73 W. Flagler, St., Miami, Florida. To be opened on Sept. 17, 2087.
  The Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Time Capsule was found under the Golden Dome of the Massachusetts State House in December 2014. It is believed to have been buried in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, and contained newspapers, a commonwealth seal, colony records, coins, a silver plate, and copper medal. It was uncovered, then added to and replaced, in 1855. Being 219 years old, it is the oldest time capsule to be discovered in the United States.
  A time capsule buried at MIT in 1957 was accidentally unearthed during construction in 2015. Made to be opened in 2957, condition is checked and then it's put aside for reburial.
  On 1 September 1975, a time capsule was buried at the intersection of 7th and Main in Louisville, Kentucky to be opened in 100 years.
  A time capsule was buried in 1984 by patrons of the nightclub Danceteria. Intended to be opened in the year 6984, it was instead uncovered by construction workers in 2017.
  In 1975, a time capsule with contents of that year, was buried in front of Brooks Academy in Harwich, Massachusetts. The time capsule is due to be opened 100 years from the burial date, in the capsule's centennial year of 2075.
  On 23 January 1991 a time capsule was placed in a sculpture at NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Center's groundbreaking.  The capsule is scheduled to be opened on 23 January 2041.
  On 14 January 2000, Liverm
caption: Time capsule at NASA Glenn Research Center