NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A time capsule honoring 100 years of DuPont's rayon manufacturing plant in Old Hickory Village will be opened this weekend.

In 1918, DuPont contracted with the federal government to build a gunpowder plant in Old Hickory. Workers settled around the factory and created Old Hickory Village, but after World War I ended, the area became a ghost town. In 1925, the company returned to the site, purchased most of the property and started manufacturing the fiber rayon.

A time capsule was sealed on site during DuPont's 60th anniversary celebration in 1985. The designated date to open the capsule is this year, which marks the 100th anniversary of rayon manufacturing in the area.

The time capsule will be opened on Saturday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Park. President of the Old Hickory Village Neighborhood Association, Celeste Malone, said that she expects a lot of history to be stored in the time capsule.

"I really want this event to honor the people who came in and made Old Hickory Village what it was and what it is," Malone said. "I want the community to also really take something away from it — as though, 'I'm living in a piece of history.'"

Malone added that rayon manufacturing and DuPont created a bond between neighbors through the decades, and the capsule honors everyone who came before to help make the Old Hickory neighborhood thrive.

Malone said they hope to create another time capsule to be placed in the neighborhood to open years later.

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