Local HistoryFriday, November 6
A 1976 time capsule was unsealed in downtown Panama City after 50 years
The Daily Panama City team
Fifty years to the day, the wait is over. A time capsule buried Nov. 5, 1976 at the Southern Bell building on East 5th Street was unsealed Thursday outside the AT&T building. Members of the Central Panhandle Pioneer Club dug it up.
760 poundsabout what the time capsule weighed
It was a project of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Source: mypanhandle.com
Retired Southern Bell workers and neighbors came to see what was inside, and many reclaimed items they or their loved ones put in. Club Secretary Ray Dubuque said organizers didn't plan for that big a turnout. Yes, somebody tucked in a parking ticket.
- Display: some items are headed to the Bay County Historical Society
- Project: Telephone Pioneers of America Corporate Volunteer Organization
The capsule held a parking ticket, an ID badge and Bay County's first rotary phone
| Item | What it was |
|---|---|
| Parking ticket | Marked for the Panama City Police Department |
| ID badge | A 17-year-old's, from Southern Bell |
| Rotary phone | Bay County's first |
| Letters | Addressed to loved ones |
Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG
Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG