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Accessibility

There is a 200 yard walk up the hill from the parking lot to the Gallatin House. Visitors with difficulty walking, or with respiratory or heart problems, should use the handicap access road. This access is on the left of the main entrance before you reach the main parking area.

No public transportation is available to or in the Park.

From Downtown Pittsburgh:
approx. 2 hrs.
US 51 south to Uniontown
US 119 South to Point Marion
PA 166 north
Park entrance is on left 3 miles north of Point Marion.

From Pittsburgh Airport:
approx. 2 hrs.
US 60 toward Pittsburgh
Exit right on I-79 south toward Washington PA
Remain on I-79 south toward Morgantown, West Virginia
Exit #3 (Waynesburg exit)
PA 21 east to Masontown
PA Route 166 south
Park entrance is on right 1 mile south of New Geneva.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike:
Approx. 1 hr. 15 minutes
Exit #8 - New Stanton
US 119 south through Connellsville and Uniontown to Point Marion, PA
PA 166 north
Park entrance is on left 3 miles north of Point Marion.

From Western Maryland:
Approx. 1 hr.
I-68 west over Cheat Lake to HWY 857 (There are two HWY 857 exits) to Morgantown WV,
Pierpont road exit off I-68.
turn right at top of ramp toward Morgantown
follow directions from Morgantown, WV.
From Morgantown, WV:
Approx. 30 minutes
US 119 north to Point Marion, PA
After crossing bridge over the Cheat River turn left onto PA 166
Park entrance is on left 3 miles north of Point Marion.


From Fort Necessity National Battlefield:
Approx. 40 minutes
West on US Hwy 40 to Uniontown bypass
Exit US Hwy 119 south - Morgantown Rd exit
US 119 South to Point Marion
PA 166 north
Park entrance is on left 3 miles north of Point Marion.

 


FRIENDSHIP HILL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
223 New Geneva Road | Point Marion, Pennsylvania 15474 | (724) 725-9190 | E-mail: FRHI_Superintendent@nps.gov

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 04-Jan-2005 10:32:45 Eastern Standard Time
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