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The Great Meadows

Historic National Road - Pennsylvania
Historical Marker Database · J. J. Prats
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At The Great Meadows, Lieutenant Colonel George Washington fought his first battle and made his first and last surrender on July 3-4, 1754.
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Pennsylvania · United States

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