Crews search for 1887 time capsule under former Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond
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Work crews searching for a time capsule they believed was buried inside the pedestal under a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had towered over Richmond, Virginia, hit a snag Thursday.
Crews were having difficulty finding the capsule's precise location. Then late Thursday morning, a crane they were using to lift heavy pieces of a cornerstone broke down, stalling work until another crane was brought in a few hours later. State officials were scheduled to remove the 134-year-old time capsule from the cornerstone a day after the large Confederate statue was taken down. But after removing a 2,500-pound capstone and a 500-pound lid, crews were unable to pinpoint the capsule's precise location.More Related News