Two glass bottles filled with centuries-old cherries were found hidden inside George Washington’s historic home in Virginia.Archaeologists made the discovery while conducting ongoing excavations as part of a major revitalization of the mansion, known as Mount Vernon. The bottles, which look like they were made in the 1740s to 1750s, were found buried beneath a brick floor that was laid in the 1770s, according to a Mount Vernon statement.To help preserve the roughly 250-year-old glass…
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George Washington’s stash of centuries-old cherries found hidden under Mount Vernon floor
