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Burke dedicates time capsule to be opened in 2076
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Angela K. Copeland
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Angela K. Copeland
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Burke County Commission Chairman Jeff Brittain speaks to the crowd gathered outside the Burke County Courthouse for the official dedication of the 2026 time capsule. The capsule will be opened in 2076.
Unveiling the time capsule are (from left), Bryant Lindsey, Mike Stroud, Ed Phillips, Laurie Johnston, and Corwin Keys.
Sylvia Medford, a member of the America 250 Committee, recognizes the hard work of the committee’s chairman, Ed Phillips, in making the time capsule possible.
Terry Poteat Self, Mark Selm, and Sue Cozort (from left) sing ‘God Bless America’ at the time capsule dedication.
Ed Phillips brings the time capsule to its new home inside the Burke County Courthouse.
A time capsule preserving a record of life in Burke County in 2026 was dedicated Friday, Oct. 2, at the Burke County Courthouse as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary observance.
Built by faculty and students at Western Piedmont Community College, the capsule is intended to remain sealed for 50 years and be opened in 2076, the United States’ 300th anniversary.
Its contents document the county’s people, places, institutions, traditions, achievements, and everyday experiences, according to the dedication program. The project is intended to connect today’s residents with those who will call Burke County home in 2076.
The ceremony’s program included remarks from Ed Phillips, chair of America 250 NC Burke County, and Jeff Brittain, chair of the Burke County Board of Commissioners, along with an official dedication by the county’s Register of Deeds. The Huffman Cornwell Foundation and the Rostan Family Foundation received special recognition in the program.
The time capsule will remain inside the courthouse at the Register of Deeds office.
America 250 Committee members are Ed Phillips, chair; Joel Welch, vice chair; Laurie Johnston, secretary; Waits Gordon; Corwin Keys; Bryant Lindsey; Linda Lindsey; Leslie McKesson; Butch McSwain; Sylvia Medford; Robert Patton; Mike Stroud; Mike Swan; and Charles Woodie.
The capsule serves as “a reminder that history is not only something we inherit, but something we create and preserve for those who come after us,” the program states.
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