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Clarkesville Councilman Brad Coppedge shows off the time capsule Clarkesville is putting together.
The City of Clarkesville worked throughout 2023 to highlight its rich history as part of a bicentennial celebration. But the city is not done preserving history just yet.
The city will seal a 50-year time capsule from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Clarkesville Community Center on Mary Street. The capsule will be opened in 2074 shortly after the city’s semiquincentennial anniversary.
“Knowing that Clarkesville will not be the city we know today in 50 years, the city’s Bicentennial Committee will be securing a cross-collection of letters and items from our community that offer perspective and wishes for our future residents,” organizer and Councilman Brad Coppedge said.
In addition to letters from the Mayor and City Manager of Clarkesville, the time capsule will include submissions from local businesses involving banking, real estate, land development, and utilities, educational institutions, and authors/historians.
The capsule also will include submissions from the residents of the City of Clarkesville. The Northeast Georgian is still taking those submissions through Thursday, Jan. 25.
“The Clarkesville Bicentennial Committee is requesting that all interested parties participate and become a part of the city’s future,” Coppedge said.
All letter submissions must be in the form of a one-page email and received at editor@TheNortheastGeorgian.com no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 25. Details of the program are as follows:
• Name, age, date of birth, phone number, and a valid Clarkesville physical address.
• All letters must not exceed 600 words.
• All submitters will be invited to participate in the scheduled Jan. 27 Time Capsule Celebration Festivities.
Once the Clarkesville Time Capsule is officially sealed at the event, the stainless-steel container will be on display at various times over the next year with the following local Clarkesville businesses: Pinnacle Bank, The Norton Agency, Habersham EMC/Trailwave Fiber and the Blake Rainwater Development Team.
At the end of 2024, the time capsule will be on full public display at the city hall building in Clarkesville for the next 49 years.