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Fort Necessity National BattlefieldPark Ranger and students at Mount Washington Tavern
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Indoor Activities
Entrance to exhibits at Fort Necessity/National Road Interpretive and Education Center
The Half King welcomes travellers to the Fort Necessity/National Road Interpretive and Education Center with the traditional "Edge of the Woods" ceremony.
 

Indoor Activities
The Fort Necessity/National Road Interpretive and Education Center is the visitor center for the park. The twenty-minute orientation film "Road of Necessity" takes viewer along the path from Washington's first trip over the Alleghenies to the creation of the National Road. Interactive exhibits in the center immerse the visitor in the French and Indian War and the heyday of stagecoach and wagon travel along the National Road. 

Tours of the Mount Washington Tavern are available in the spring summer and fall when staffing permits. The Mount Washington Tavern operated as a stage stop from 1828 to 1855.  It now serves as a museum focusing on life along the National Road. 
Washington at Fort Necessity  

Did You Know?
George Washington was not in command of the Virginia Regiment when they left Williamsburg in 1754. Colonel Joshua Frye died after a fall from his horse early in the expedition. Washington received a field promotion from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel and assumed command.

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Last Updated: November 27, 2007 at 10:24 EST