Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Fort Necessity National Battlefield is open year round.
The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal of French power from North America. The stage was set for the American Revolution.
Map showing location of park.
White-tailed deer in a snowy field
National Park Service to hold public meetings for the start of white-tailed deer management planning for select National Parks of Western Pennsylvania.
The National Park Service (NPS) has begun preparing a white-tailed deer management plan for Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site and Flight 93 National Memorial, all in western Pennsylvania. The dramatic increase in white-tailed deer densities over the past century have led to substantial ecological changes and degradation in both the natural and cultural landscapes of western Pennsylvania parks.
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Park Staff and Volunteers to Recognize Veterans Day and end of the season closures and events.  
Guided cemetery walk at Friendship Hill NHS on October 26, 2024 at 10 AM and 2 PM; Veteran's Day Events at Fort Necessity; and seasonal closures.
Fort Necessity
Park Staff and Volunteers to Recognize Veterans Day and end of the season closures and events.  
Fort Necessity's NB Veterans Day Event, Seasonal Closures and Guided Walk at Friendship Hill NHS
Circular stockade in the middle of a meadow. Dramatic clouds build in the blue sky.
Photo by NPS Photo/Tom Markwardt
cabin and stockade casting shadows on the snow
Photo by NPS photo
Fort Necessity and the Great Meadow with trail and tree in the foreground
Photo by NPS photo / Mike Soohey