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Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery at George Washington's historic home, uncovering two perfectly preserved bottles. Jason Boroughs, the Principal Archaeologist at Mount Vernon, described this find as exceptionally rare and significant.
The discovery consists of two bottles filled with cherries, found at Washington's Mount Vernon estate. The bottles, made of dark green glass, were sealed and upright, discovered beneath a brick floor laid in the 1770s. According to a statement from the property, this discovery is part of a privately-funded 40-million-dollar restoration project aimed. . .
