Fort Necessity, the site of the first battle of this war on July 3, 1754, was designated a nat'l battlefield in 1961
The 
engagement was one of the first battles of the French and Indian War ... Trent's 
company arrived on site in February 1754, and began construction of a 
storehouse and stockade... [DOC] [TLE] Fort Necessity National Battlefield - Wikipedia [PAR] Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield Site in Fayette County, 
Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort 
Necessity.