Not my typical fare but I call your attention to it because woke institutions need to poison everything. First, though, from the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, which doesn’t appear to have been infiltrated by the cultural Marxists (yet).
As part of the landmark privately funded $40 million Mansion Revitalization Project at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, archaeologists have made a significant discovery of two intact European-manufactured bottles in the Mansion cellar. The dark green glass bottles were found upright and sealed, each containing liquid. The bottle shapes are characteristic of styles from the 1740s – 1750s and were recovered from a pit where they may have been forgotten and eventually buried beneath a brick floor laid in the 1770s.
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“As we conduct a historic preservation effort at the iconic home of America’s first President and revolutionary hero, we have been deliberate and intentional about carefully excavating areas of potential disruption,” said Mount Vernon President & CEO Doug Bradburn. “Consequently, we have made a number of useful discoveries including this blockbuster find of two fully intact glass bottles containing liquid that have not been seen since before the war for American independence.”
The dark green bottles are described as containing whole cherries, pits, stems and a “gooey residue,” accompanied by the scent of cherry blossoms. I know what you’re thinking: could these be the cherries from the tree that the young rapscallion George Washington chopped down, but could not lie about having done so? Wouldn’t that be the find of the century?
I hate to burst your cherry-colored bubble, but no.
“As the bottles are shipped off for a complete scientific analysis, we want to share our findings and next steps for this historic archaeological and preservation initiative at Mount Vernon. This discovery comes at the beginning of an exciting and transformational project to strengthen and restore the home of the nation’s first president so that it will be stronger than ever when we celebrate America’s 250th birthday in 2026. This historic preservation project is our birthday gift to America,” Bradburn said.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars. If the country is still standing on July 4, 2026, under a second Trump administration, you may be able to find a celebration unmarred by LGTBQWERTY+ and Palestinian flags where you can gather with friends around your white supremacist grill.
Of course, it’s not enough to just enjoy finding a couple of intact 250-year-old bottles of cherry preserves in the basement of our first president’s house. The enablers in the Leftist press have to throw in some reference to his sins. Can’t let you honor a man who is dishonorable.
Smithsonian Magazine (referencing WaPo): “The cherries weren’t picked by Washington, but by one of the hundreds of enslaved individuals living at Mount Vernon at the time, according to the Washington Post.”
Fox News: “Historians believe that the discovery will not only shed light on how food was preserved at Mount Vernon, but may also reveal new details about slavery on the plantation.”
The Guardian: “The bottles had been imported from England during the colonial era and the fruit could very well have been picked by enslaved people on the estate, the Washington family’s grand mansion overlooking the Potomac River near Washington DC.”
Yahoo News: “The liquid and cherries in the two bottles already discovered has been poured out. It’ll be examined and studied, as historians aim to study everything from food preservation to how enslaved people worked at Mount Vernon.”
USA Today: “‘We’re the first people to touch these objects since they were put in the ground by an enslaved person,’ Boroughs said.”
Someone without an agenda would simply say in that last example, “We’re the first people to touch these objects since they were first buried.”
Exciting find. Garbage media.