They found a time capsule from 118 years ago, what did it have inside?

2023-06-06T17:14:02.326Z

Highlights: Off-duty firefighters in Marion, Ohio, found a time capsule dating back to 1905. City officials and firefighters opened the welded box in a public presentation. The capsule contained a letter from the city's first full-time fire chief, T. J. McFarland. All items will remain in the custody of the Marion County Historical Society until they can be displayed in the new Fire Department building, which is currently under construction. The cornerstone of the building was removed to make way for the new building.

Inside a copper box they found various objects from the early twentieth century and also some older ones.

An unexpected find ended up in the hands of off-duty firefighters in Marion, Ohio, when a cornerstone of the city's former Fire Department building, which was about to be demolished, was removed.

The cornerstone of the former Marion Fire Department building (Marion Fire Department).

Behind the stone, they discovered a copper box that turned out to be a time capsule dating back to 1905, RT reports.

City officials and firefighters opened the welded box in a public presentation, the Marion Star reports.

What was inside the capsule?

Inside the time capsule were a wide variety of objects, such as several insignia of the city's Fire Department from the early 1900s, a list of officials who worked in the local administration in 1905, issues of the Marion Daily Star newspaper from July of the same year, as well as an invitation from firefighters. of the city of Delphos to participate in the Northwest Ohio Volunteer Firefighters Association Firefighters' Games, dated 1878, RT reports.

The time capsule found after 118 years (Marion Fire Department).

In addition, the capsule contained a letter from the city's first full-time fire chief, T. J. McFarland.

Objects found inside the time capsule (Marion Fire Department).

The letter, which named all the members of the department at the time, said the cornerstone was laid on July 20, 1905, RT says.

All items will remain in the custody of the Marion County Historical Society until they can be displayed in the city's new Fire Department building, which is currently under construction.