Second 1887 time capsule found under Gen. Robert E. Lee statue is REAL: Unsealed copper box contains 60 objects including Confederate memorabilia - and print showing figure grieving at Abraham Lincoln's grave
Copper box opened on Tuesday was confirmed as the true 1887 time capsule left by Richmond residents
It did not contain a promised photo of Lincoln in his casket, but rather an illustration of Lincoln's grave
Discovery of the true capsule follows opening of bogus box apparently left as a stunt by the stonemason
Conservators found books, coins, ammunition, documents and dozens of other artifacts
By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Published: 15:28 EST, 28 December 2021 | Updated: 17:13 EST, 28 December 2021
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, ammunition, documents and dozens of artifacts
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, ammunition, documents and dozens of other artifacts.
The box opened on Tuesday appears to be the true 1887 time capsule filled with Confederate trinkets, after another container discovered earlier was revealed as a stunt apparently left by the monument's builders.
However, the real time capsule did not contain the rare photo of President Abraham Lincoln in an open casket as historians had hoped, instead bearing an illustration of the assassinated president's gravesite.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10350757/Second-1887-time-capsule-Gen-Robert-E-Lee-statue-REAL.html
