Mount Vernon, the iconic estate of George Washington, is a cornerstone of American history, not just for its architect ...

What did George Washington squirrel away under the floorboards of his historic Mount Vernon, ... legend holds that he disobediently chopped down the cherry tree and admitted the deed.

MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon ...

The story of a six-year-old George Washington chopping down a cherry tree may be a myth, but archeologists excavating Mount Vernon, the home of the United States' first president, made the very ...

Other George, Washington trivia. George’s love of cherries doesn’t end with their giant pie. The city streets are named after varieties of cherry trees, a nod to the infamous cherry tree ...

These trees were planted in 1931 by 1,500 Baltimore school children to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of George Washington's birth. Each of the 152 cherry trees were planted to represent ...

Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there.