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National Battlefield · PA

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal of French power from North America. The stage was set for the American Revolution.

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Photos

Circular stockade in the middle of a meadow. Dramatic clouds build in the blue sky.
The small circular stockade of Fort Necessity served as a supply depot for George Washington's Virginia Regiment during their 1754 campaign.
cabin and stockade casting shadows on the snow
Fort Necessity National Battlefield is open year round.
Fort Necessity and the Great Meadow with trail and tree in the foreground
Fort Necessity was the site of George Washington's first military experience at the beginning of the French and Indian War

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