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Fort Necessity National BattlefieldDetail of painting " A Charming Field for an Encounter" by Robert Griffing depicts opening of the battle at Fort Necessity
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Nearby Attractions
 

Tourism Information
Fort Necessity NB is in the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh.

Nearby Attractions

Ohiopyle State Park, PA Route 381, ten miles north of Farmington;
Woodland Zoo and Herald-Standard Pavilion, US 40 west, adjacent to Fort Necessity NB;
Fallingwater (a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), PA Route 381, 12 miles north of Farmington;
Kentuck Knob (another Frank Lloyd Wright house), 6 miles north of Chalk Hill, PA;
Laurel Caverns, six miles off US Route 40 west, of Farmington;

National Park Service sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Flight 93 National Memorial
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

National Park Service sites within three hours
New River Gorge National River, WV
Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
Eisenhower National Historic Site, PA
Catotcin Mountain Park, MD
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, WV-MD
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV-MD-VA
Antietem National Battlefield, MD

Map of National Road  

Did You Know?
The National Road was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. Authorized by Congress in 1806, construction began in Cumberland, Maryland in 1811. The road reached Vandalia, Illinois in 1838. Learn more at the Fort Necessity/National Road Interpretive Center.
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Last Updated: April 03, 2009 at 11:12 EST