134 Year Old Robert E. Lee Statue Time Capsule Opened, Contents Revealed
Workers found the time capsule Dec. 17 when they were taking apart the statue’s pedestal, according to a press release from Virginia Governor Northam’s office.
A time capsule from 134 years ago, found under a Robert E. Lee statue has now been opened and its contents revealed.
“Virginia had removed the statue earlier in September, under Northam’s orders, after winning a lawsuit state residents filed,” the Daily Caller Reported.
“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,” the Daily Caller said.
WRIC-TV reported that they expected the capsule would contain around 60 items related to the Confederacy. The container was rumored to have a rare image of Abraham Lincoln in his coffin, unfortunately it did not.
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