Complete Guide to Fort Necessity National Battlefield in western Pennsylvania including things to do, history, nearby lodging and camping, and so much more. Fort Necessity National Battlefield ...

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – In the winter of 1753-54 the future first president of the United States, 21-year-old George Washington, had a mission. As a young lieutenant and acting British emissary he was ...

(KDKA) -- The National Park Service said archaeologists uncovered quite a few artifacts at Jumonville Glen in Fayette County. The archaeological investigation at Fort Necessity battlefield turned ...

Battlefields and Forts in Pa. Pennsylvania is home to many fascinating historical sites related to the country's military history. While not all of these sites saw fighting, they all were ...

An overpopulation of white-tailed deer in Southwestern Pennsylvania’s three national parks has had a detrimental effect on vegetation there, officials said. They are hoping to enact a deer ...

Employees at Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington and Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Point Marion said there have been no disruptions in operations, but declined to discuss ...

The current overall condition of cultural resources at Fort Necessity rates a “poor” score of 56 out of 100. The park’s ability to care for its resources, also known as its stewardship capacity, also ...

A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began. For 30 years, Brian Reedy has been plagued by one question: Where, precisely, did ...

JUMONVILLE — This weekend, in honor of the 106th birthday of the founding of America’s National Park Service, western and central Pennsylvanians can visit parks that are deeply rooted in the ...

Fort Necessity National Battlefield near Farmington, Pennsylvania, is a small historic site featuring a museum and the recreated fort where George Washington, as a very young lieutenant colonel ...

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – In the winter of 1753-54 the future first president of the United States, 21-year-old George Washington, had a mission. As a young lieutenant and acting British emissary he was ...