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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Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED
Uniontown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
hasSignificantEvent Battle of Fort Necessity NERFINISHED
French and Indian War military operations
construction of Fort Necessity
historicalEra French and Indian War period NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Fayette County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
managedBy National Park Service
partOf Fort Necessity National Battlefield NERFINISHED
National Road corridor NERFINISHED
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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Battle of Fort Necessity location Great Meadows, Pennsylvania