Memorial Day Encampment

Join us on Saturday AND Sunday for ranger programs, weapons demonstrations, and representations of the three cultures that met in 1754 and started a world war.We will have people representing the British, Native and French groups that started the French and Indian War. ......More

Join us on Saturday AND Sunday for ranger programs, weapons demonstrations, and representations of the three cultures that met in 1754 and started a world war.We will have people representing the British, Native and French groups that started the French and Indian War. We will have small arms and artillery demonstrations at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM.The Fort Necessity Visitor Center will be open BOTH days from 9 AM to 5 PM, and the trails, battlefield and reconstructed fort are open sunrise to sunset!

Juneteenth Encampment

Juneteenth honors the official end of slavery on June 19, 1865. Union troops traveled far and wide to share the news, including coming through the Great Meadow. Join staff on the battlefield to learn more about this momentus event!Guided walks from the Visitor Center to......More

Juneteenth honors the official end of slavery on June 19, 1865. Union troops traveled far and wide to share the news, including coming through the Great Meadow. Join staff on the battlefield to learn more about this momentus event!Guided walks from the Visitor Center to the fort will be offered at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 2:30 pm, immediately followed by 19th century percussian cap musket demonstrations at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.The Visitor Center will be open both days from 9 am to 5 pm, and the grounds and battlefield will be open sunrise to sunset.

At the reconstructed Fort Necessity and battlefield

Battle Anniversary Encampment

July 3, 1754, George Washington will have his first military encounter and the only surrender of his entire career here at Fort Necessity. Join us on the 272nd anniversary of that battle, as well as kicking off the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaratioin.We......More

July 3, 1754, George Washington will have his first military encounter and the only surrender of his entire career here at Fort Necessity. Join us on the 272nd anniversary of that battle, as well as kicking off the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaratioin.We will have small arms flintlock musket and artillery demonstrations at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM EACH DAY. Park rangers will be talking about the French and Indian War, as well as the Revolutionary War, and give examples how lessons 22 year old George Washington learned during the battle of Fort Necessity led him to become a successful general and the first American President.The Visitor Center will be open 9 AM to 5 PM all three days, with the trails, battlefield grounds and reconstructed fort open sunrise to sunset.  

Fort Necessity National Battlefield