Gov. Abbott responds to letter inside 1972 Graham time capsule

Fifty years ago the city of Graham placed a time capsule at Shawnee Park to be opened in 2022 with one of the items being a letter from 1972 Gov. Preston Smith addressing the current governor and the community of Graham. This year, after the capsule had been opened and over 300 letters distributed, Gov. Abbott sent a response addressing the city.

In the 1972 Centennial Edition of The Graham Leader it encouraged area residents and neighboring area residents to submit letters for the time capsule. The 1972 Graham Chamber of Commerce Time Capsule Committee Chair, Ed Harris Jr., also urged presidents of civic and other clubs in the area and surrounding areas to write letters addressed to presidents of the organizations in 2022.

Letters were required to be no longer than the standard size No. 10 envelope, or 4.125 by 9.2 inches, and not weigh more than one ounce. Multiple letters were allowed to be submitted, but must have each been accompanied by one dollar to offset the cost of the project. According to the 1972 edition, a sealed letter had to be placed with an eight-cent stamp with the addressee and return address with the one dollar bill.

For the full story, see the Saturday, June 25 edition of The Graham Leader.