George Washington's Stash of Cherries Found
The two bottles contained cherries, pits, stems and liquid. (Image credit: Mount Vernon)

George Washington's Stash of Cherries Found

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The two 250-year-old bottles found contained cherries, pits, stems and liquid.

As we know, the famous tale of a young George Washington confessing to, "I cannot tell a lie," is a lie. The tree-chopping myth was fabricated by a biographer named Mason Locke Weems, a traveling minister of all things.

But, this tale is not a myth. During recent excavations and revitalizations of George’s mansion, Mount Vernon, archeologists made a very special discovery: Two bottles containing cherries, pits, stems and liquid were found buried underneath a brick floor.

The bottles are estimated to have been made somewhere between 1740 to 1750s and stored somewhere between 1758 and 1776.

Archaeologists think that much of the liquid could be ground water that seeped into the bottles as their corks deteriorated over time. (Image credit: Mount Vernon


Jason Boroughs, Mount Vernon’s principal archaeologist said, "There are whole, recognizable cherries," adding that “It actually smelled like cherry blossoms when we got to the bottom,” according to The Washington Post.

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Think about how strong a wine would be if they were storing Cherry Wine. It would kick some bobo if drank now. haha

Curated from a Live Science article By Jennifer Nalewick
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I’m thinking maybe there was more of that cherry tree chopping down Story than people admit.

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