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Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee statue base

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Richmond for more than a century believe they've found

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  1. Daily Progress

    Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee statue base (opens Daily Progress)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Richmond for more than a century believe they've found

  2. News Advance

    Box believed to be time capsule from 1887 discovered Friday as workers remove Lee monument pedestal (opens News Advance)

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    Construction workers have located what appears to be the 130-year-old time capsule placed under the Robert E. Lee pedestal, according to the governor's office.

  3. CBS News

    Crews may have found 1887 time capsule while removing base of Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia (opens CBS News)

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    Crews found a square box embedded in a granite stone, which appears to be the copper time capsule, said the owner of the construction company.

  4. 13News Now Norfolk

    Crews find what might be time capsule from 1887 inside Robert E. Lee pedestal (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    Records from the Library of Virginia indicate there should be a copper box somewhere near the monument, put there on October 27, 1887.

  5. NBC News

    Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Robert E. Lee statue pedestal (opens NBC News)

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    Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.

  6. The Guardian

    Virginia crews may have found time capsule in Robert E Lee statue’s pedestal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Statue was taken down in September but on Friday governor said crews found box embedded in 2,000lb granite block

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