"Inside of the bag, there were plastic baggies and they were addressed with something that said 'cash vault,'" Schantz said.
The family then called the Caroline County authorities who believe the bags belonged to the postal service and were meant to go to the bank.
Major Scott Moser told WTVR that he is proud of how the family represented the county by returning the money.
"For someone so honest and willing to give that almost a million dollars back, it's exceptional on their part," said Moser. "Their two sons were there, so I put the lights on for them, but we are proud and they represented this county well by being so honest."
Authorities are still investigating how the bags ended up on the road.
