The Lead Box has a Home...Finally

In 1961, the Pine Street Library was built, and a cornerstone with a time capsule was placed in the new building which bordered Converse Heights.

In 1997, the Headquarters Library opened, and the time capsule (a lead box - 18 inches tall, 12 inches wide and about 6 inches deep) went to the local history vault. For ten years the box sat in the corner of the vault.

In December 1999, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal wrote a story on time capsules in preparation for Y2K. In the article it was revealed that the time capsule from the Library was one of three dedicated on the same day in 1961. City Hall and the Courthouse were also dedicated on that day.

What is in the time capsule? Reportedly, an "authorized version" of the King James Bible, coins, newspaper and various other items.

The time capsule is supposed to stay sealed until 2061. In the meantime, the box will sit inside the wall of the atrium adjacent to the snack bar which is under renovation.