Fort Necessity National Battlefield
January 5th 2020 Returning home from a visit to Pittsburgh, we found the Pennsylvania Turnpike has been closed due to an accident. Traffic was detoured at New Stanton. We decided to follow US Highway 40 to I-68, where we could rejoin I-70 at Hancock, Maryland. Serendipitously, signs came up for For Necessity Battlefield. A chance to turn a detour into a visit to an historic site. We pulled in to the visitor center
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