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1785 It was on this day that Noah Webster (books about this person) (of Webster's dictionary fame) boarded a little ship named George in Baltimore.

When the ship stopped in Norfolk, Virginia, Noah ate some cherries for the very first time.

He must have liked them because he later added cherry trees to his orchard.

Noah Webster was a fierce gardener. He enjoyed his time in the garden, and he planted all kinds of…