RICHMAND, Virginia (WRIC) – Crews discovered a box in the pedestal of a monument to Jefferson Davis on Wednesday morning.
According to the city, the box was found and not opened. The city said it was unknown whether the box was currently considered a time capsule.
Richmond City Council recently took office that the pedestals and monuments were the property of the Black History Museum. The city will keep a box for the Black History Museum, and then it will be decided what next steps.
The box was covered with tarpaulin as soon as 8News arrived to photograph it.
