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Fort Necessity Shrine Marks Clash of Empires
The Washington bicentennial dedication of Fort Necessity near Uniontown Pa marks the start of a national shrine honoring George Washington’s first military role. The piece recalls Washington’s 1754 defense at Great Meadows and the broader French and Indian war sequence leading to Braddock’s expedition. It notes related sites Fort Frederick near Hagerstown and Braddock’s burial plate, with ongoing restoration efforts by Western Newspaper Union.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington
Uniontown
Fort Necessity
George Washington
Voltaire
America
Europe
North American
Mississippi
Ohio
Alléshenies
Pre
Trent
Forks of the Ohio
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Home Government
Dinwiddie
Will's Creek
Cumberand
Fort Duquesne
Coulon de Jumonville
Jumonville
Coulon de Villiers
Charleston
S. C
South Carolina Gazette
Williamsburg
Town
James Mackay
Monongatiéla
van Braan
Mr.Peyronce
Monongahela
Wills Creek
Mercier
Mackay
de Villiers
Namine
Ington
van Braam
England
Edward Braddock
Ohio Valley
Braddock
Little Fort
National
Hagerstown
Fort Frederick
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Horatio
Sharpe
Frederick County
Winchester
John Dagworthy
Finsil
Duquésne
Frederick
Pontiac
Deale
Unlom