The time capsule was found Friday by crews working to remove the pedestal where the Lee statue had stood. The capsule was embedded in a 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) granite block.

A Confederate time capsule was opened in Richmond, Virginia, after being unearthed from the base of the now-removed statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Richmond for more than a century believe they've found a time capsule that was ...

A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope, and a silver coin have been found in a time capsule hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia for more than 130 ...

Some buttons, horse hair, and other items believed to have belonged to Confederate General Robert E. Lee and other leaders at the time, were found in a metal box beneath the Confederate Soldiers ...