250 year old cherries found buried beneath George Washington’s Mount Vernon home As per the latest reports, archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary find in the basement of George Washington's residence at Mount Vernon. If reports are to go by, two fully intact jars of cherries buried beneath the first US President's home have been discovered. Nick Beard, the project archaeologist at Mount Vernon, discovered the jars while excavating the basement over a period of time. Reports add that initially, he thought they might be ordinary bottles like wine bottles or glasses, which are commonly found at the site. However, when he returned to the bottles several weeks later, he noticed more glasses exposed and realised they were filled with liquid. Photo Credit : Photo: Mount Vernon Ladies Association Noconatom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons