Thursday, July 20
Today I went to Friendship Hill. It was the home of a Secretary of the Treasury. His name was Albert Gallatin. He was the Treasury Secretary for Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He helped to gather the money for the National Road, the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Louisiana Purchase.
We also went to Fort Necessity, where George Washington fought his first battle. It was the start of the French and Indian War. Fort Necessity was a small, square fort with one small building in it. The battle with Washington sneaking up on the French with some Indian friends. After the battle, the French burned down Fort Necessity. Many years later, George Washington had a tavern built near where the fort had been.
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