18th-century bottles of preserved fruit unearthed at George Washington's mansion

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Published 2024-06-16

Several glass bottles filled with perfectly preserved cherries and berries have been unearthed at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, officials said.

Archaeologists unearthed 35 glass bottles of fruit from the 18th century in five storage pits in the cellar of George Washington’s mansion.

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All Comments (4)

@simonleecarachure5730 8 days ago

It was Abraham Lincoln, who supposedly chopped the cherry tree down
@user-ny3ke1iu1s 6 days ago

those jars were refilled and buried in 1976 during the Centennial.
@user-ou8yg7yu8e 8 days ago

Well it is in the history books ? .So history is wrong then, well that will make some sense.