The two had a history going back to the French and Indian War, when Lewis served under the future president at Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania. In 1776, upon hearing that Lewis had been appointed a ...

Fayette County is home to Fort Necessity National Battlefield, the site of the first fight in the French and Indian War. There’s an interpretive and education center on site focused on both the ...

Fayette County is home to Fort Necessity National Battlefield, the site of the first fight in the French and Indian War. There’s an interpretive and education center on site focused on both the ...

Neighbor turned against neighbor amidst a desperate civil war in colonial America ... where it constructed the wryly-named Fort Necessity. There, the French, with their Algonquin, Ottawa, and ...

A just-discovered eyewitness account provides startling new evidence about who fired the shot that sparked the French and Indian War Secrets ... of the circular Fort Necessity in Farmington ...

The French saw it -- and Washington's attack -- as acts of war that demanded a response. Washington withdrew and had his men hastily construct a puny battlement he called Fort Necessity.

Does Fort Necessity fall under that? Absolutely. It’s the birthplace of America with the start of the Indian and French War and with Geroge Washington,” Nelson said. If you have an account and are ...

The destruction happened July 27 on the grounds of Fort Dobbs State Historic Site, which housed soldiers during the French and Indian War. The 60-acre site is about a 45-mile drive north of ...

The incident began in late May 1754, with England and France in a brief respite from years of relentless war. Relying ... a rainy July 3rd, the French surrounded Fort Necessity and poured gunfire ...