Three-year-old Connor Stickle didn’t realize the significance of his attendance at an event Thursday to put items inside a time capsule at the Kinzua Bridge State Park.

A copy of the boy’s birth certificate from 2013 and a picture of him and his grandfather Kinzua Bridge State Park Manager Mitch Stickle were among artifacts placed inside the silver cylinder during a small ceremony at the visitor center to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the state park. The 339-acre state park features a skywalk and the remnants of the 2,053-foot long viaduct that had been constructed of steel in 1900.

“This (Connor) is probably the only guy in the room who will be here at the reopening,” said Kinzua Bridge Foundation Board President Jerry Clark.

The state park celebrated its golden anniversary in 2013, but the capsule project had been delayed because of the construction of the visitor center. The capsule is expected to be reopened in September 2063.

Mitch Stickle said he is proud to have a copy of his grandson’s birth certificate included in the time capsule, displayed in the glass view box located at the front main office at the visitor center.

“We’ll have to come here (in 2063) and relive the memories,” said Connor’s mom, Caitlin Stickle of Duke Center.

One of the other items stuffed in the time capsule is a $1 million check, something that will reflect the humor of the board in 2063, Clark said. There is also a 50th anniversary Kinzua Bridge State Park T-shirt in the capsule.

“The time capsule creates a permanent collection of history of the KBSP including the KB Foundation’s 20 years of dedication to the restoration and preservation of the Kinzua Bridge State Park,” said Mary Ann Burggraf, executive director of the Kinzua Bridge Foundation Board.

George Songer of Bradford, who attended the ceremony, considers the time capsule a good idea.

“That is our future. Kids don’t know too much about our history today,” said Songer.