The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that “likely haven’t seen the ...

Archeologists have made a remarkable find at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the ground beneath the cellar — two sealed bottles containing plump cherries. The discovery was made recently during ...

Go inside George Washington's Mount Vernon with its official historian, Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Director of the Presidential ...

Officials at Mount Vernon said Thursday that archaeologists have unearthed 27 more bottles containing the remnants of cherries and assorted berries that were stored about 250 years ago in the basement ...

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June 16 (UPI) --Archaeologists excavating at George Washington's home at Mount Vernon in Virginia, have unearthed 35 glass bottles filled with perfectly preserved berries and cherries. The bottles ...

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.

MOUNT VERNON, Va. (DC News Now) — “America’s First Action Hero. Love, Arnold.” That was the message on the wreath that Arnold Schwarzenegger placed at the tomb of George Washington on July 4 when the ...

George Washington is turning 290, and the caretakers of his Mount Vernon, Virginia, estate are throwing a house party. Several activities to commemorate the first president’s birthday will be held on ...