Oops

So they finally took that stoopid Confederate Participation Trophy down, and when they went looking for the time capsule that was supposed to be under the cornerstone of the pedestal, they couldn't find it.

But not to worry - they put everything back together, and then promised they'd look for it again later (?)

CBS News:

Crews in Virginia ended a daylong search Thursday after they were unable to locate a 134-year-old time capsule state officials believe is buried in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for more than a century.

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 more than half a dozen large, heavy stones, crews were unable to find it.

Workers used ground-penetrating radar devices, a metal detector and other construction equipment to try to locate the copper time capsule they believed was tucked inside or under a cornerstone of a 40-foot tall granite pedestal that the bronze equestrian statue of Lee had been perched on since 1890.

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While the removal of the statue went quickly and smoothly, the search for the time capsule was marked by difficulties and frustration. Crews had to remove three separate pieces of the cornerstone weighing between 500 and 8,000 pounds each. They also removed a half dozen other large stones around the perimeter of the pedestal so they could search under the cornerstone and the area around it.

After about 12 hours of work, crews ended their search for the day, said Northam's chief of staff, Clark Mercer. Mercer said workers planned to return Friday to put the stones they removed back in place and to insert a new time capsule in the cornerstone. He said it is doubtful workers would resume looking for the 1887 time capsule, but left open a small possibility.

"It's disappointing not to find the time capsule," he said.

"We looked where we thought it was. It doesn't preclude (us) in the future from finding it, but for right now, the mystery will continue."

Dale Brumfield, a local historian and author who has conducted extensive research on the time capsule, said he is sure the capsule is located somewhere in the pedestal, citing a newspaper account of an 1887 dedication ceremony that drew thousands of people.

"I'm positive there's a capsule in there somewhere," he said. "We just can't find where."

I can't find anything regarding any efforts to find the missing time capsule since this piece was published 09-10-2021.