Great Meadow, Fort Necessity - Farmington, Pennsylvania

The visitor centre at Fort Necessity provides an excellent introduction to the significance of this opening battle in the French and Indian War. The reconstructed fort is a short stroll away along a shady woodland trail and is set in the picturesque Great Meadow, described by Washington himself as 'charming field for an encounter.'

If you go:
This is also an interpretive center for the National Road, with excellent exhibits and a 20 minute orientation film.

Phone Numbers:

Headquarters
+1 (724) 329-5512

Fort Necessity/National Road Interpretive and Education Center
+1 (724) 329-5811