Fort Necessity National Battlefield - Farmington PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 48.912 W 079° 35.364
17S E 620734 N 4408198
Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity. The battle took place on July 3, 1754 was in French and Indian War.
Waymark Code: WM186ZA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
Views: 3

From Wikipedia

"Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity. The battle, which took place on July 3, 1754, was an early battle of the French and Indian War, and resulted in the surrender of British colonial forces under Colonel George Washington, to the French and Indians, under Louis Coulon de Villiers.

The site also includes the Mount Washington Tavern, once one of the inns along the National Road, and in two separate units the grave of British General Edward Braddock, killed in 1755, and the site of the Battle of Jumonville Glen."

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