{"id":2268093,"date":"2024-06-14T17:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sealed-bottles-of-cherries-discovered-at-mount-vernon-250-years-later\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T17:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T21:34:27","slug":"sealed-bottles-of-cherries-discovered-at-mount-vernon-250-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sealed-bottles-of-cherries-discovered-at-mount-vernon-250-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealed cherry bottles found at Mount Vernon after 250 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsealed-bottles-of-cherries-discovered-at-mount-vernon-250-years-later%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Archaeologists at Mount Vernon, George Washington\u2019s Virginia\u2063 mansion, have made a significant discovery \u200bof 35 bottles believed to be from the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-eyewitness-account-from-the-stop-the-steal-event-at-the-us-capitol-including-a-memorial-to-ashli-babbit-pictures-video\/\" title=\"Another Eyewitness Account from the Stop the Steal Event at the US Capitol \u2014 Including a Memorial to Ashli Babbit (Pictures, Video)\">18th century<\/a>, containing cherries and possibly other berries like\u2062 gooseberries or currants. This \u200ddiscovery was part of\u2064 the ongoing Mansion Revitalization Project, which is a $40 million effort\u2064 to restore the residence \u2063in\u2063 preparation for\u2063 America\u2019s 250th anniversary in\u200d 2026. The find is considered unprecedented in North America, providing valuable artifacts for analysis that could offer\u2062 new\u2063 insights into the origins of the\u2062 nation. Additional\u2063 finds at the site include game-hunting \u200dammunition and ancient arrowheads,\u200b dating between 3,500\u200c to\u200d 5,500 years old. Mount Vernon officials are hopeful that the cherry pits might even \u2064be viable for future germination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Archaeologists uncovered some 35 bottles in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mount Vernon<\/a> that they believe to be cherries from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>18th century<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery began a month ago when two bottles were initially unearthed in the cellar of George Washington\u2019s Virginia mansion. Then, even more were uncovered including 29 bottles still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-big-messes\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Big Messes\">perfectly intact<\/a> and sealed. Some bottles included other berries that have yet to be identified but are presumed to be gooseberries or currants.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Glass bottles uncovered at Mount Vernon. Courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies\u2019 Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNever in our wildest dreams did we imagine this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4000-year-old-stonehenge-of-the-netherlands-discovered\/\" title=\"Ancient Dutch 'Stonehenge' Found After 4,000 Years\">spectacular archaeological discovery<\/a>,\u201d Mount Vernon President and CEO\u00a0Doug Bradburn said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/preservation\/restoration-projects\/mansion-revitalization-project\/an-in-depth-look\/sealed-18th-century-bottles-discovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>. \u201cTo our knowledge, this is an unprecedented find, and nothing of this scale and significance has ever been excavated in North America. We now possess a bounty of artifacts and matter to analyze that may provide a powerful glimpse into the origins of our nation, and we are crossing our fingers that the cherry pits discovered will be viable for future germination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This happened amid the Mansion Revitalization Project, a $40 million project to restore the residence ahead of America\u2019s 250th anniversary in 2026. Archeologists have also discovered other artifacts, including a lead shot, ammunition intended for game hunting, and arrowheads that are estimated to be anywhere between 3,500 to 5,500 years old.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Recovered cherries and pits. Courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies\u2019 Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese perfectly preserved fruits picked and prepared more than 250 years ago provide an incredibly rare opportunity to contribute to our knowledge of the 18th-century environment, plantation foodways, and the origins of American cuisine,\u201d said Jason Boroughs, Mount Vernon\u2019s principal archeologist. \u201cThe bottles and contents are a testament to the knowledge and skill of the enslaved people who managed the food preparations from tree to table, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/library\/digitalhistory\/digital-encyclopedia\/article\/doll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doll<\/a>, the cook brought to Mount Vernon by Martha Washington in 1759 and charged with oversight of the estate\u2019s kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sealed glass bottles uncovered at Mount Vernon undergo analysis. Courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies\u2019 Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pits were likely left in the cherries because, <a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\/how\/can\/canning-fruits-and-fruit-products\/cherries-whole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to the National Center for Home Food Preservation, leaving them in prevents discoloration at the stem end. It would take over a pound of cherries in order to fill a pint. These are likely tart cherries as their acidic composition helped preserve them. these cherries are supposed to have been bottled raw because the stems were left on.<\/p>\n<p>Washington grew cherry trees on his estate as early as 1760. He was known to graft the trees, which likely created a unique species of cherry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Agricultural Research Service is conducting DNA extraction on the contents of the bottles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archaeologists discovered about 35 bottles believed to contain 18th-century cherries at Mount Vernon. The find started a month ago with two bottles in George Washington\u2019s mansion cellar. Subsequent digs revealed 29 more intact, sealed bottles. 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