Update: Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Lee statue site in Richmond

[Yonnie3]

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https://wgntv.com/news/again-crews-find-apparent-time-capsule-at-lee-statue-site/

Posted: Dec 27, 2021 / 12:39 PM CST / Updated: Dec 27, 2021 / 12:39 PM CST

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said.

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The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. News accounts also described its dozens of donated artifacts, including Confederate memorabilia. Based on historical records, some have also speculated the capsule might contain a rare photo of deceased President Abraham Lincoln.

Earlier this month, crews dismantling the pedestal found a time capsule embedded in a granite block that some thought might have been the one placed in 1887. But after state conservators spent hours last week gingerly prying the box open, they didn’t find the expected trove of objects related to the Confederacy. Instead, conservators pulled out a few waterlogged books, a silver coin and an envelope with some papers.

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The governor's tweet about the box:

Link to tweet

More Information:

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Text of tweets:
Richmond Free Press
@FreePressRVA
The 1887 time capsule will be opened tomorrow at 1 P.M.
Governor Ralph Northam
@GovernorVA
X-rays give a first look inside the time capsule: Experts believe there may be coins, books, buttons, and even ammunition from the Civil War.

The box will be opened tomorrow at 1:00 PM!

[Demovictory9]

1. Open it!!!

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. I read too much sci-fi

I picture there being some weird Confederate virus getting unleashed from it... This is not a box to open in 2021!!!!

[eppur_se_muova]

3. I'm guessing The General's interracial porn collection. nt

[elleng]

4. Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule.

The box had been tucked in a foundation cornerstone of the massive Richmond monument since 1887.

RICHMOND, Va. — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts from a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The team sliced open the 36-pound copper box Tuesday and meticulously pried apart and documented the damp contents. The box had been tucked in a foundation cornerstone of the massive Richmond monument since 1887.

The time capsule had drawn substantial interest, both because it proved to be elusive during an earlier search and because historical records had led to some speculation it might contain a rare photo of President Abraham Lincoln after his death. Ultimately, such a photo was not found.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/documents-money-lee-statue-time-capsule/65-ff12b3a1-454a-4324-b878-1ee343507bfe?