State Library of Pennsylvania - Fort Necessity

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A selection of documents on the battles of Fort Necessity and Braddock's Campaign, along with background on French and English relations as well as their interactions with the Native American tribes of the northeastern colonies in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Originally digitized to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Necessity.
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175th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Braddock, Braddock, Pennsylvania, July 8th and 9th, 1930. Official programme.
175th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Braddock, Braddock, Pennsylvania, July 8th and 9th, 1930. Official programme.
Braddock's campaign, 1755, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Battlefields--Pennsylvania
Title page and pages 04-24 of the commemorative booklet from the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Braddock, of which the conflict at Fort Necessity, Pa. was a preliminary. Includes details on the Fort Necessity, Pa. and Great Meadows, Pa. battles, maps of the Braddock battlefield, and illustrations.
A charming field for an encounter : the story of George Washington's Fort Necessity / by Robert C. Alberts ; illustrated by Daniel Maffia.
A charming field for an encounter : the story of George Washington's Fort Necessity / by Robert C. Alberts ; illustrated by Daniel Maffia.
Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754., Washington, George, 1732-1799
35 pages of a National Parks Service publication on the Battle of Fort Necessity, Pa. Includes photographs and illustrations.
Laws, etc. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Laws, etc. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Law--Pennsylvania--Periodicals, Session laws--Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Law and legislation--Periodicals.
An act to incorporate the Fort Necessity Washington Monument Association. Approved 06 April, 1850. Signed by J. S. M'Calmont, Speaker of the House of Representatives ; V. Best, Speaker of the Senate ; and William F. Johnston.
Pensylvanische Berichte,oder, Sammlung wichter Nachricten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich.
Pensylvanische Berichte,oder, Sammlung wichter Nachricten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Newspapers -- German language, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Germantown, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown.
A German language newspaper published in Germantown, Pa., now a suburb of Philadelphia. This issue includes coverage of the battle at Fort Necessity, near modern day Pittsburgh, Pa.
Washington's first campaign, death of Jumonville, and the taking of Fort Necessity; also, Braddock's defeat; the march of the unfortunate general explained by a distinguished historian, traced on the gound by civil engineer, and exhibited on a neat and ac
Washington's first campaign, death of Jumonville, and the taking of Fort Necessity; also, Braddock's defeat; the march of the unfortunate general explained by a distinguished historian, traced on the gound by civil engineer, and exhibited on a neat and accurate map, prepared under his direction. The whole arranged by Neville b. Carig.
Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755, Pittsburgh (Pa.). Wright and Carlton. 1848, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754, Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
The section of the volume, pages 07-09, on the defeat of General Edward Braddock, and his fatal injuries sustained during the battle near Great Meadows, Pa, part of the series of battles around Fort Necessity, Pa..