Fort Necessity National Battlefield Photos |
Fort Necessity was established by a 22 year-old Colonel named George Washington in the Allegheny Mountains, as an act of American westward expansion. However, the area was French controlled & on July 3, 1754 the French & their Indian allies overran the stockade, the first battle of the seven-year French and Indian War. |
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| See also: Pennsylvania |
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| Fort Necessity, built (1754) in meadow by George Washington, was the site of his first defeat during French Indian Wars. | Earthwork berm defences of Fort Necessity in the Allegheny Mountain wilderness. | Reconstruction of stockades of Fort Necessity run by National Parks Service. | Log cabin in Fort Necessity National Battlefield. |
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| Vertical log stockade of Fort Necessity. | Mount Washington Tavern, a stagecoach stop on the National Road near Fort Necessity. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |