More bottles of cherries found at George Washington's Mount Vernon home in "spectacular" discovery

Buried in the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon home, a treasure trove was waiting to be discovered – an enormous amount of preserved cherries. Archaeologists discovered 35 glass bottles with cherries, Mount Vernon officials announced on Thursday, just a few weeks after two bottles were found in April.

"Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine this spectacular archaeological discovery," said Mount Vernon President Doug Bradburn. 

Mount Vernon officials said the cherries, which included gooseberries and currants, were buried in five storage pits in the mansion's cellar. They had been hidden for about 250 years before being unearthed during ongoing renovation projects at Mount Vernon. Of the 35 bottles, 29 were found intact.