Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Historic Battlefield · Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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The Battle of Fort Necessity, also known as the Battle of the Great Meadows, took place on July 3, 1754, in present-day Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The engagement, along with a May 28 skirmish known as the Battle of Jumonville Glen, was the first military combat experience for George Washington, who was later selected as commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

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Website

nps.gov/fone/index.htm

Phone

+1 (724) 329-5512

Location

Fayette County Pennsylvania United States

Coordinates

39.81519° N, 79.58941° W
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