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Fayette

county, Pennsylvania, United States

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Last Updated: Dec 12, 2024 • Article History

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Fayette, county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by Jacobs Creek; to the east by Laurel Hill, the Youghiogheny River, and Youghiogheny River Lake; to the south by Maryland and West Virginia; and to the west by the Monongahela River. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau that rises to the Allegheny Mountains in the east (including Chestnut Ridge). Other features include Redstone and Indian creeks and parts of Ohiopyle and Laurel Ridge state parks. The Fort Necessity National Battlefield commemorates the opening battle (July 3, 1754) of the French and Indian War, in which Colonel ...(100 of 182 words)

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