Fort Necessity National Battlefield

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United States national historical park protected area

Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in southwestern Pennsylvania that preserves the location of an early battle of the French and Indian War involving a young George Washington.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Fort Necessity	3

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national historical park ⓘ protected area ⓘ
category	Battlefields in the United States ⓘ National Park Service unit in Pennsylvania ⓘ Protected areas established in 1931 ⓘ
conflict	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBattle	July 3, 1754 ⓘ
designation	National Battlefields ⓘ surface form: National Battlefield
hasEducationalFocus	George Washington’s early military career ⓘ origins of the Seven Years’ War in North America ⓘ
hasPart	Braddock’s Grave ⓘ Fort Necessity National Battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fort Necessity Great Meadows ⓘ Mount Washington Tavern ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
hasReconstruction	reconstructed Fort Necessity stockade ⓘ
inception	1931 ⓘ
listedIn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ Fayette County, Pennsylvania ⓘ United States National Park System ⓘ southwestern Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedAfter	Fort Necessity National Battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fort Necessity
nearestCity	Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
notableCommander	George Washington ⓘ Louis Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
NRHPType	historic district ⓘ
offers	educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ
operator	National Park Service ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	French and Indian War National Heritage Trail ⓘ
previousDesignation	National Battlefield Site ⓘ
purpose	to interpret early events of the French and Indian War ⓘ to preserve the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Fort Necessity ⓘ Braddock Expedition ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War
theme	French and British colonial rivalry in North America ⓘ colonial American history ⓘ military history ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

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Fayette County → contains → Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ

Fayette County, Pennsylvania → contains → Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ

Laurel Highlands → contains → Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ

Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States → hasNearbyAttraction → Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ

subject surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Fort Necessity National Battlefield → hasPart → Fort Necessity National Battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Necessity

Fayette County, Pennsylvania → hasProtectedArea → Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ

Fayette County, Pennsylvania → knownFor → Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Necessity

Fort Necessity National Battlefield → namedAfter → Fort Necessity National Battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Necessity