The two bottles come characteristic of styles from the 1750s and were placed in a forgotten pit.

At 10 p.m. on Dec. 14, 1799, George Washington died at his Mount Vernon home after five decades of service to his country. His last words reportedly were: “I feel ...

President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new nation but also warned of the dangers of party politics.

Washington, who led American forces during the Revolutionary War and became the nation’s first president in 1789, was often away from Mount Vernon but loved the site and died there on Dec. 14, 1799.