Great Meadows, Pennsylvania

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Great Meadows, Pennsylvania is a historic area in Fayette County best known as the site of the 1754 Battle of Fort Necessity, an early engagement of the French and Indian War involving George Washington.

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instanceOf geographic location ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
category French and Indian War sites in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Historic sites in Fayette County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
coordinateRegion southwestern Pennsylvania ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance remains of 18th-century fortifications ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance Anglo-French colonial rivalry in North America ⓘ
early military leadership of George Washington ⓘ
hasMonument Fort Necessity reconstruction ⓘ
visitor center exhibits on French and Indian War ⓘ
hasNearbyPlace U.S. Route 40 ⓘ
Uniontown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Uniontown
hasSignificantEvent Battle of Fort Necessity ⓘ
French and Indian War military operations ⓘ
construction of Fort Necessity ⓘ
historicalEra French and Indian War period ⓘ
colonial America ⓘ
knownFor association with George Washington ⓘ
early engagement of the French and Indian War ⓘ
site of the 1754 Battle of Fort Necessity ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
Fayette County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
partOf Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ
National Road corridor ⓘ
linked to: National Road
terrainFeature natural meadow ⓘ
open grassland surrounded by forested hills ⓘ
tourismType battlefield tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
usedFor 18th-century military encampment ⓘ
defensive fortification site ⓘ

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