Fort Necessity National Battlefield
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Contact Information:
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
One Washington Parkway
Farmington, PA 15437
724-329-5512
http://www.nps.gov/fone/
Size: 903 acres
Location: Fort Necessity National Battlefield is located 11 miles east of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on US 40.
Description: Colonial troops commanded by Colonel George Washington, then 22 years old, were defeated here in the opening battle of the French and Indian War on July 3, 1754. The park includes the nearby monument to Major General Edward Braddock and the early 19th-century Mount Washington Tavern and Jumonville Glen, site of the first skirmishing of the French and Indian War, May 28, 1754.
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Operating Hours: The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset on a year-round basis. The Visitor Center is open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., except on major holidays.
History: Established as national battlefield site on March 4, 1931; redesignated on August 10, 1961.
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