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Fort Necessity was located about 400 yards to the south in the Great Meadows. Built and commanded, 1754 by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, aged 22. Here, after 9 hours engagement with M. Coulon de Villiers in command of 900 French regulars and their Indian allies, Washington and his 400 raw Virginia and South Carolina troops capitulated and early next morning July 4, 1954 marched out with the honors of war.
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| HM Number | HM1NY |
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| Series | This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series |
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| Year Placed | 1926 |
| Placed By | The Pennsylvania Historical Commission and Citizens of Fayette County |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 4:23am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 620876 N 4408518 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.81806667, -79.58768333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 49.084', W 79° 35.261' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 49' 5.04" N, 79° 35' 15.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 724 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3414 National Pike, Farmington PA 15437, US |
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