Fort Necessity bound (1 Viewer)

[Combat]

I'm off this weekend to see Fort Necessity, Jumonville Glen, Braddock's grave and maybe the site of the Monongahela battle. Looks like a perfect weekend for it in western PA with temps near 80.

 

[BlakeWR85]

I'm off this weekend to see Fort Necessity, Jumonville Glen, Braddock's grave and maybe the site of the Monongahela battle. Looks like a perfect weekend for it in western PA with temps near 80.

Sounds like a lot of fun, kinda jealous. Although I will admit, you posted this under John Jenkins forum, so for a second I thought John was Ft. Necessity bound, as in a new line of figures, oh well Enjoy yourself

 

[mikemiller1955]

a tad deceiving...I thought that was an announced new series at first...

 

[marco55]

I'm off this weekend to see Fort Necessity, Jumonville Glen, Braddock's grave and maybe the site of the Monongahela battle. Looks like a perfect weekend for it in western PA with temps near 80.

Sounds like a great weekend for you.Enjoy!
Mark

P.S.
How far is the Bushy Run battlefield from Ft.Necessity?

 

[Fraxinus]

Have a great trip, but I thought you were going to BUSY RUN!!!!

 

[Mister Dave]

I'm off this weekend to see Fort Necessity, Jumonville Glen, Braddock's grave and maybe the site of the Monongahela battle. Looks like a perfect weekend for it in western PA with temps near 80.

Sounds brilliant. I love these kind of outings. Please consider taking some photos if you are able. Enjoy.

MD

 

[lancer]

What a great trip and when done, a return home to Gettysburg. Lucky man. Have a good time and don't get sunburned. -- Al

 

[Combat]

Great weekend in western PA. Anyone going there should think about staying at the Nemacolin Resort just a few miles from Ft. Necessity. A couple of pictures starting with Jumonville Glen. Not a great sign when it is "closed for the season" but fortunately it was easy to step around the park service barrier.

 

[Combat]

Braddock's road to Monongahela ran near Jumonville Glen. Some of the old road can still be seen there.

Having defeated the park service barrier, I was the only person at Jumonville Glen on a fantastic fall day. Have to admit the place is a bit creepy. Reminded me a bit of a creepy movie called "Bad Day at Hanging Rock." Not a sound to be heard from birds or insects. Just the wind.

Location of the French:

Looking over the top from the position of the Brits/Washington:

 

[Combat]

Braddock's grave. Irony that he struggled so mightly due to the absence of a road, now he lies a few feet from highway 40. Cars zipping by at 60+ mph.

The original burial site on the old road:

 

[Combat]

For those keeping score, the creepy movie was actually "Picnic at Hanging Rock".

 

[Combat]

Looking down the old road to the location of Braddock's original burial site.

Looking toward Ft. Necessity from the French position. Note the white flag!

 

[marco55]

Thanks Combat for the photos.I really enjoyed them.
Mark

 

[Mister Dave]

Really enjoyed these photos and it sounds like you had ideal conditions. The creepiness of the place comes through a little bit even in the photographs. As I said, I love these sort of adventures. Always enjoy rambling around in some historically significant and relatively isolated place. Especially when there is nobody else around to clutter things up.

Thanks again for sharing the photos.

MD

 

[Combat]

Really enjoyed these photos and it sounds like you had ideal conditions. The creepiness of the place comes through a little bit even in the photographs. As I said, I love these sort of adventures. Always enjoy rambling around in some historically significant and relatively isolated place. Especially when there is nobody else around to clutter things up.

Thanks again for sharing the photos.

MD

You don't have to believe in ghosts to understand that a lot of misery took place in certain locations. That certainly comes through at Jumonville Glen. Looking down the remnants of Braddock's road is also unsettling. I was struck by how much history occurred in such a very short distance. Given the expanse of western PA, Jumonville Glen, Fort Necessity and Monongahela are all within a very short distance. You also can't help but conclude that Washington was a person of fate. To be involved in so many historical events, to have survived and, given the outcomes, to have avoided being tainted with defeat borders on the amazing. Most individuals who had been involved with the Ft. Necessity and Monongahela disasters would probably have determined they were not suited to command. Washington appears to have been unfazed. Another shot of Jumonville:

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

That is the look I had in mind when I built this...

I think I might build another one but not in fall colors.
Ken

 

[lancer]

Great pictures. The sites have that atmosphere of tragedy that the long quiet battlefields get. Thanks for posting. --Al