Article 5TE0N 1887 time capsule apparently found under Robert E Lee statue pedestal – video

1887 time capsule apparently found under Robert E Lee statue pedestal – video

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A long-sought 1887 time capsule appears to have been found under a pedestal that once held a statue of the Confederate general Robert E Lee in Richmond, Virginia. Media reports described a capsule with dozens of artefacts, perhaps including a rare photo of Abraham Lincoln. Crews dismantling the pedestal found another time capsule earlier this month, but it did not contain the expected trove of objects. The statue was removed in September after protests against the police killing of George Floyd

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