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Search to resume for 1887 time capsule under Lee monument

Workers will continue searching for the 1887 time capsule that was said to be buried under the monument.

RICHMOND, Va. — Author's Note: The above video is on file from Dec. 22, 2021.

The spot in Richmond, Virginia, where a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood is now just a pile of rubble. 

But workers will continue their search for a famed 1887 time capsule that was said to be buried under the massive monument. 

State conservators pried open a lead box that some had hoped was the time capsule Wednesday. But they didn't find the expected trove of objects inside. Instead, conservators found a few books, a coin and an envelope. 

A local historian believes the box was left by someone involved in the monument's construction.

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