FORT
NEGESSETY
MUSEUM
177 UsQUm Built 1816
FORT NECESSITY - - GREAT MEADOWS
July 4, 1932
July 4, 1754
Built and Commanded by Lieut. Col. George Washington. After 9 hours engagement with
M. Coulon De Villiers in cómmand of 900 French Regulars and their Indian Allies, Wash-
ington and his 400 Virginia and South Carolina troops capitulated and on July 4, 1754,
marched out with the honors of war.
Located 10 Miles East of Uniontown, Pa. U. S. 40.
