On June 4, 1754, George Washington and his troops completed construction of Fort Necessity in Western Pennsylvania.
Built in a marshy, poorly positioned clearing called Great Meadows, Fort Necessity was a hastily constructed stockade that stood as the site of George Washington’s very first major military battle. The subsequent clash with French forces ultimately compelled a young Washington to surrender the fort, inadvertently sparking the global conflict known as the Seven Years’ War.
