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<p>[QUOTE="ksparrow, post: 8113681, member: 7638"]I was reading today's newspaper, the copper box was inside a niche in the middle of a granite stone, placed fairly high up in the pedestal, and mortared over. No apparent moisture penetration so hopefully the contents are intact. </p><p> I agree that R.E. Lee would never have wanted statues of him anywhere; but these were placed years after his death in service of "The Lost Cause."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ksparrow, post: 8113681, member: 7638"]I was reading today's newspaper, the copper box was inside a niche in the middle of a granite stone, placed fairly high up in the pedestal, and mortared over. No apparent moisture penetration so hopefully the contents are intact. I agree that R.E. Lee would never have wanted statues of him anywhere; but these were placed years after his death in service of "The Lost Cause."[/QUOTE]
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