Found: George Washington's house

Archaeologists report that the remains of an old farmhouse they've spent three years digging up is the childhood home of George Washington.What a delightful pre-July 4 announcement. The excavation, on the Rappahannock River, was the last of three likely sites where the home could have been. The researchers spent the last few years carefully digging out foundation stones, chimneys, wine bottles, forks, wig curlers, a tea set, and even bone toothbrush handles. (No, George's teeth apparently weren't wood even as an adult.)The image seen here shows the home's footprint.From the New York Times:

“What we see at this site is the best available window into the setting that nurtured the father of our country,” Philip Levy, an archaeologist and associate professor of history at the University of South Florida, said in an announcement of the discovery.

Dr. Levy and other members of the excavation team said the foundations, stone-lined cellars and other remains suggested that this was far from being the rustic cottage of common perception, but instead one befitting a family of the local gentry. It was a much larger one-and-a-half-story residence, with perhaps eight rooms and an adjacent structure for the kitchen.

David Muraca, director of Archaeology for the George Washington Foundation, said the size, characteristics and location of the structure, as well as many artifacts from the time of Washington’s youth, had led experts to conclude that this was indeed the house they were looking for.

George Washington's house

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Tropical Storm Douglas forms off Mexico

Tropical Storm Douglas formed off Mexico's west coast on Wednesday and as with two other recent storms this eastern Pacific season, it was not expected to hit land.

Douglas was located about 290 miles (465 kilometers) south of Cabo San Lucas, on the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.

Douglas had winds of about 40 mph (65 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which said the storm could dump heavy rains between Lazaro Cardenas and Puerto Vallarta, on the mainland Pacific coast.

Baja California will also get some rough weather and people there should watch out for any change in course, said James Franklin, senior hurricane specialist with the center.

"Right now we are not forecasting it to hit land but there is always uncertainty," Franklin said. "We couldn't rule out at this point some impact in the southern Baja Peninsula."

The storm was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph). Forecasters described the storm as poorly organized and said it might strengthen slightly before moving over cooler waters and weakening out at sea.

Meanwhile, former hurricane Boris lost force far out in the Pacific and declined to tropical storm status. Boris' winds fell to about 60 mph (95 kph), and were expected to weaken further.

Tropical Storm Cristina dissipated without reaching land at the end of June.

The first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season, Alma, hit Nicaragua's northwest corner.

With predictions of a very active storm season one would do well to keep abreast of them.

For those on the East coast:

A tropical depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. But some strengthening was forecast and the National Hurricane Center said early Thursday that the depression could become a tropical storm later in the day.

The storm is located about 250 miles south-southeast of the Cape Verde Islands.

The depression is moving toward the west-northwest at about 9 mph, and forecasters are expecting that to continue with some increase in speed over the next couple days.

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Woman pulled a knife and a shotgun from baby stroller

Police say a woman out for a walk with her baby and another child in Utica, N.Y., was packing more than diapers in her stroller.

Police say Stephanie Wilson pulled a knife and a sawed-off shotgun out of the stroller to threaten another woman in an ongoing argument over money.

Wilson is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon.

The 29-year-old Wilson is being held in jail without bail pending a court appearance. Her baby was turned over to social workers, while the older child was taken by a relative.

Utica Public Safety Commissioner Dan LaBella says he's never seen anything like it in his 20-year law enforcement career.

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