RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is scheduled to witness the opening Wednesday of a time capsule from 1887 that was buried under a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. The massive bronze equestrian statue of Lee was taken down in September. The time capsule was found Friday by crews working to remove the pedestal where the Lee statue had stood. The square box was embedded in a 2,000-pound granite block. Julie Langan, the director of the state’s Department of Historic Resources, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the box was removed from the granite Tuesday. A newspaper article from 1887 suggests the capsule contains Civil War memorabilia and a “picture of Lincoln lying in his coffin,” although historians believe it’s doubtful the picture is an actual photograph, which would be rare and valuable. Records from the Library of Virginia suggest that 37 Richmond residents, organizations, and businesses …
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