Great Meadows

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Great Meadows is a historic open field in Pennsylvania that served as the site of George Washington’s early military engagement and the Battle of Fort Necessity during the French and Indian War.

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Great Meadows canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWithConflict French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War
category French and Indian War battlefields ⓘ
Historic sites in Pennsylvania ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentUse historic parkland ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
dateOfEvent 3 July 1754 ⓘ
hasPart Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ
hasReconstruction Fort Necessity stockade ⓘ
heritageDesignation U.S. National Battlefield ⓘ
historicalSignificance early battlefield of the French and Indian War ⓘ
site of George Washington’s first major military engagement ⓘ
locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyCity Uniontown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
nearbySettlement Farmington, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableCommander George Washington ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
siteOf Battle of Fort Necessity ⓘ
George Washington’s early military engagement in the French and Indian War ⓘ
terrainType grassy field ⓘ
open meadow ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
usedFor battlefield encampment ⓘ
military operations ⓘ

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