June 30, 2022
Great Things Had Their Beginnings Here
Fort Necessity, Virginia, July 3, 1754. It was early days of the British colonists' participation in the global Seven Years' War, and Col. George Washington, believing his small force could not defeat the French and their allies surrounding the fort, accepted surrender terms that allowed for a safe retreat from the area. Another George was at Fort Necessity (now in Pennsylvania) 200 years later, and he said, "Great things had their beginnings here. The…
