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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
historic site
associatedWithConflict French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: French and Indian War

Seven Years' War
surface form: 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 National Battlefield
surface form: Fort Necessity stockade
heritageDesignation National Battlefields
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
managedBy National Park Service
nearbyCity Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: 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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