Vestal in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Vestal Festival 2000 Time Capsule
Photographed by Charles Berman, May 4, 2024
1. Vestal Festival 2000 Time Capsule Marker
Time Capsule
Emplanted June 3, 2000
To be opened June 2025
In Memory of
Omar Lightner
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 2000.
Location. 42° 5.117′ N, 76° 3.255′ W. Marker is in Vestal, New York, in Broome County. It can be reached from the intersection of Front Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vestal NY 13850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vestal Parkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Vestal Central School District Bicentennial Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Vestal 1823-1872 (within shouting distance of this marker); Canal Towpath (within shouting distance of this marker); Rounds Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Vestal (about 500 feet away); Vestal Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vestal.
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 25, 2024
2. Vestal Festival 2000 Time Capsule Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 25, 2024
3. Vestal Festival 2000 Time Capsule Marker
Photographed by Vestal Festival
4. Vestal Festival Flyer
The Vestal Festival participants kicked off the day's festivities with the opening of a time capsule from 2000. The capsule was buried in honor of Vestal Police Sergeant Omar Lightner, who passed away in 1999.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 7, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 4. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
