'Blockbuster discovery' at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate
Archaeologists have found dozens of glass bottles containing fruit preserves that are well over 200 years old in the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon mansion. The 29 intact bottles, which had 'perfectly preserved' cherries, along with gooseberries or currants, 'likely haven't seen the light of day since before the American Revolution,' said Mount Vernon President and CEO Doug Bradburn. The bottles were extracted from five underground storage pits beneath the mansion and relocated to the Mount Vernon archaeology lab, after which they'll be sent off-site for preservation.
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