Crews end search for 1887 time capsule under former Robert ... Robert E. Lee statue 1887 time capsule is opened | fox61.com Time capsule found at Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ... A construction team removes the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from its graffiti-covered pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, September 8, 2021. Experts open time capsule found at Gen. Lee statue site ... 1875 Almanac, Other Books Found in Capsule From Robert E. Lee Statue Pedestal (Reuters) -An 1875 almanac and other documents were discovered on Wednesday inside a time capsule that was encased in . Last week, workers discovered a lead box and . A second time capsule was found where the Robert E. Lee statue once stood in Richmond, Virginia, a Virginia Department of Historic Resources spokesperson said Monday.A copper box was found beneath . Virginia Gov. Capsule Within Base of Robert E. Lee Statue Reveals Books, Silver Coin. Items inside included an 1865 edition of Harper's . Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee towered over Richmond for more than a century believe they've found a time capsule that was buried there in . The second time capsule found underneath the former site of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va., was opened Tuesday, revealing contents including newspapers, books, coins, letters and a bullet. A second time capsule has been found where a statue of Robert E. Lee once stood in Richmond, Virginia. The question of the . Conservation experts in Richmond, Virginia, have opened a time capsule found inside the pedestal that until recently supported a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee. Ralph Northam informed in a series of tweets on Dec. 27 that the . A pile of rubble is all that is left after the removal of the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on . On Wednesday, less than a week after Virginia's Supreme Court ruled unanimously . Workers thought they found an 1887 time capsule containing a photo of Abraham Lincoln in his coffin inside Richmond, Virginia's Robert E. Lee statue. Historians on Tuesday cut into a 36-pound copper time capsule containing items over 130 years old, and found in the . The time capsule was discovered when a crew was working to remove the pedestal supporting the Robert E. Lee statue. A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday … ABC News flipped into News Governor Ralph Northam said a long sought . Inside they found books . 1887 time capsule discovered under Robert E Lee statue is found to contain three water-damaged books, an envelope and coin - but not a photo of Lincoln in his casket as had been hoped . An 1875 almanac and other documents were discovered on Wednesday inside a time capsule that was encased in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that formerly stood in . Historical conservation experts in Virginia's capital have opened a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, finding books, coins . Digging crews wrapping up the removal of the historic statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, found what is believed to be a long sought-after historical treasure inside the base of the statue of the Confederate general Monday: a time capsule from 1887, The Hill reported. A 134-year-old time capsule buried at the base of a General Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia was opened Wednesday. A copper box was found . Workers recovered a copper box believed to be the 1887 time capsule that was put under Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue's pedestal Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Richmond, Va. Crews find possible 2nd time capsule at Robert E. Lee statue site. The Robert E. Lee statue was removed on Wednesday with the help of a crane and a team of construction workers. Experts pull documents, money from Robert E. Lee statue time capsule by The Associated Press December 28, 2021 December 28, 2021. December 28, 2021. Crews in Virginia believe they have found the elusive 1887 time capsule that had been placed in the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond. 8News was there to see what . Mystery lingers after 1887 time capsule found in pedestal of Robert E. Lee statue is opened. The 1887 capsule, buried in the equestrian statue's pedestal, contained an almanac dating 1875, a novel, a coin from Great Britain, a catalog and a photograph of James Netherwood, a stonemason who helped build the pedestal, The New York Times reported. Workers found a second time capsule at the Robert E. Lee statue site in Richmond Last week, experts opened a box they believed to be a chest left in the plot in 1887, but the contents weren't what . Confederate memorabilia and ammo were pulled Tuesday from a 19 th century time capsule that had been embedded in a massive pedestal under a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va.. Preservationists . A second time capsule was found where the Robert E. Lee statue once stood in Richmond, Virginia, a Virginia Department of Historic Resources spokesperson said Monday. Confederate memorabilia and ammo were pulled Tuesday from a 19th century time capsule that had been embedded in a massive pedestal under a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va. Michael Spence, superintendent for Team Henry construction, looks over a time capsule that was placed in 1887 in the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in . The square box . AP The time. Time Capsule in Virginia Yields a Trove of Memorabilia, but No Prized Picture. Conservator for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Chelsea Blake, works to open a time capsule that was removed form the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert. A time capsule from 1887 was found at the former site of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday. Sue Donovan, left, and Kate Ridgeway, right, dig into the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) 1 of 11 Virginia workers discovered a time capsule from the 1800's at the former site of a Robert E. Lee sculpture. What the famed 1887 time capsule hidden in a Robert E. Lee statue reveals. Crews find possible 2nd time capsule at Robert E. Lee statue site. Experts had long suspected that a time capsule was . A time capsule that was placed in 1887 in the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is uncovered on Monument Avenue, Friday Dec. 17, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (AP . Workers at the former site of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, discovered a time capsule from the 19th century last week. However, the items inside weren't quite what they expected to find. (CNN) An 1875 almanac, two withered books, a coin and a cloth envelope were among the artifacts inside an 1887 time capsule that was opened Wednesday. Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Lee statue site. A copper time capsule from 1887 was sawed open Tuesday, unearthing coins, books, newspaper clippings and other trinkets buried more than 130 years ago under a statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. Experts with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources have opened a capsule found within the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue removed from Richmond in September 2021. (CNN)A second time capsule recently found buried beneath the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was opened Tuesday. A time capsule is seen in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee is uncovered in Richmond, Virginia. The crews in Richmond, Virginia winding up the giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monday landed on what appears to be a second-time capsule that could unveil unique artefacts. Jay Paul/Reuters This time capsule, a 36-pound copper box, appears to be the real deal after historians found a separate container in the pedestal that did not match the 1887 time capsule they had . What the famed 1887 time capsule hidden in a Robert E. Lee statue reveals. Photograph: Steve Helber/AP Associated Press in Richmond, Virginia After finding a time capsule from 1887 inside a Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue, Virginia conservators opened the box, finding books, a coin and an envelope. This time capsule, a 36-pound . A second time capsule has been found by crews working to remove what remains of the statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee in Richmond, Virginia. A Time Capsule Beneath a Lee Statue Reveals More Mysteries A lead box that was embedded in a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia contained three books, a. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope and a silver coin were found Wednesday in a time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E . A stone from the pedestal on which a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood in Richmond, Va., is believed to contain a time capsule from 1887. Credit. The statue of Robert E. Lee is gone, but the mystery of the time capsule persists Workers try to find the time capsule said to be in the base of the monument where the Robert E. Lee statue stood . (Courtesy Dale Brumfield) Crews working at the site of what was the Robert E . (CNN)A second time capsule recently found buried beneath the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was opened Tuesday. Ralph Northam's office announced Friday morning that crews taking apart the Robert E. Lee statue's pedestal in Richmond might have found a time capsule historians have been . Historians on Tuesday cut into a 36-pound copper time capsule containing items over 130 years old, and found in the . A second time capsule was found where the Robert E. Lee statue once stood in Richmond, Virginia, a Virginia Department of Historic Resources spokesperson said Monday.A copper box was found beneath . The state and the city of Richmond want the Lee statue, its pedestal and perhaps the time capsule to be moved to a museum, said Clark Mercer, chief of staff for the governor. A historical preservation team in Richmond, Va., spent hours Wednesday opening a time capsule from the 1880s discovered in a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Workers recover a box believed to be the 1887 time capsule that was put under Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue pedestal in Richmond, Va., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. The time capsule was found in December by crews working to remove the statue's pedestal. Workers in Richmond, Virginia, moved huge granite stones and dug a deep hole in hopes of finding a time capsule in the pedestal that once supported a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. A time capsule from 1887. A copper time capsule from 1887 was sawed open Tuesday, unearthing coins, books, newspaper clippings and other trinkets buried more than 130 years ago under a statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. A time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia was opened Wednesday for the first time in more than 130 . It's believed the box was placed in the foundation of the statue back in 1887. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) The. A second time capsule was recovered at the former site of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, this time from beneath the statue's pedestal. Items inside included an 1865 edition of Harper's . Time capsule opened after 130 years. Experts pull documents, money from Robert E. Lee statue time capsule by The Associated Press December 28, 2021 December 28, 2021. RICHMOND, Va. — Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E . Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Virginia state conservators work on a box believed to be a time capsule left in the pedestal at the former site of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Dec. 28 . Time capsule found at Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue site reveals Civil War-era artifacts News accounts from the late 1800s detailed the placement of the time capsule in the foundation of . Workers remove cables from the stone containing a time capsule that was placed in 1887 in the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Friday Dec.. It's believed to have been underneath for more than 130 years. Crews removing the pedestal of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va., on Monday found what appeared to be an . A time capsule from 1887 is set to be opened following the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia. "They found it! Gretchen Guidess holds up a ribbon with the likeness of Robert E. Lee, which was one of the artifacts inside the copper box time capsule recovered from the base of the Robert E. Lee monument . Apparent time capsule found in Robert E Lee statue's pedestal to be opened Virginia officials hope opening of aged copper box will mark end of a long search for an elusive time capsule deposited . Conservationists in Richmond, Virginia, opened a time capsule Wednesday found beneath a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A second time capsule was recovered at the former site of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, this time from beneath the statue's pedestal. Credit: Governor Ralph Northam. Second time capsule found in Robert E. Lee statue December 27, 2021, 8:37 PM Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in. Time capsule found at Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue site reveals Civil War-era artifacts News accounts from the late 1800s detailed the placement of the time capsule in the foundation of . The capsule was found last week in the. An 1875 almanac, books and a silver coin found inside Robert E. Lee statue time capsule in Virginia The time capsule, which crews tried to find in September, was discovered Friday as the pedestal . Virginia workers find 19th-century time capsule from a Robert E. Lee statue Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee in. The statue of Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general and traitor to the United States, was removed in September and workers have been dismantling the site, including a pedestal where a time capsule. AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool The old capsule is set to be removed on Thursday. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A time capsule from inside the Robert E. Lee Monument has finally been opened over a century after being buried inside the statue's pedestal. RICHMOND, Va. - Crews working at the former Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia located what they believe is a time capsule from 1887, according to Brian Dickerson with Dickerson Construction.The . Historic preservation experts on Wednesday worked to open a time capsule believed to date back to 1887 that was encased in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that . RICHMOND, Va. — Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E . But the box contained an 1875 almanac, a . FILE - A time capsule that was placed in 1887 in the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is uncovered on Monument Avenue, Dec. 17, 2021, in Richmond, Va. A . A second time capsule was found where the Robert E. Lee statue once stood in Richmond, Virginia, a Virginia Department of Historic Resources spokesperson said Monday. Contained an 1875 almanac, a Gen. Robert E a lead box and s at the site of a pedestal! 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