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The remaining pedestals that once held Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue will start to come down this week — including the pedestal, statue and remains of Confederate General A.P. Hill.

The remaining pedestals that once held Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue will start to come down this week — including the pedestal, statue and remains of Confederate General A.P. Hill.

The time capsule was embedded in the pedestal of the Lee statue in Richmond. But it's not what many here were expecting after state conservators spent five hours gingerly prying it open.

The time capsule was found Friday by crews working to remove the pedestal where the Lee statue had stood.

Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.

Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.

Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.

Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.

Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.

Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.