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The story of a six-year-old George Washington chopping down a cherry tree may be a myth, but archeologists excavating Mount Vernon, the home of the United States’ first president, made the very real ...

Archeologists at George Washington’s historic Virginia home have unearthed more than two dozen bottles of cherries and berries dating back to the 18th century in a particularly juicy find. Officials ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine, ...

MOUNT VERNON, Va. — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home.

Archaeologist Nick Beard was gently pushing aside the hardened dirt in the basement of George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, Va., last fall when he spotted the mouth of a glass bottle. Beard ...

Archaeologists found something incredibly rare in the cellar of George Washington's home at Mount Vernon: Two intact jars of cherries buried in the basement of the first U.S. president's house. Nick ...

While excavating the cellar of President Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Va., an archaeologist found two glass jars poking out of the dirt. They hold 250-year-old preserved cherries. Finally today, ...

YORK, Maine — The search for a rare 18th-century wallpaper has led the curation staff of George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon plantation to York, Maine. According to Mount Vernon Curator Amanda ...