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Gist's Plantation

Fayette County · dedicated 1948 · University Dr. (US 119) near Cellurale Dr., 4.5 miles SW of Connellsville

Christopher Gist, the Ohio Company surveyor who went to Fort LeBoeuf with Washington, settled here in 1753. In 1754, Washington halted his campaign here and retreated to Fort Necessity. Pursuing French destroyed the plantation.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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