Jumonville

The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, fought on May 28, 1754, near present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. A company of provincial troops from Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, and a small number of Mingo warriors led by the chieftain Tanacharison (also known as the "Half King"), ambushed a force of 35 French Canadians under the command of Joseph Coulon de Jumonville. A larger French Canadian force had driven off a small crew attempting to construct a British fort under the auspices of the Ohio Company at present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, land claimed by the French. A British colonial force led by George Washington was sent to protect the fort under construction. The French Canadians sent Jumonville to warn Washington about encroaching on French-claimed territory. Washington was alerted to Jumonville's presence by Tanacharison, and they joined forces to ambush the French Canadian camp. Washington's force killed Jumonville and some of his men in the ambush and captured most of the others. The exact circumstances of Jumonville's death are a subject of historical controversy and debate. Since Britain and France were not then at war, the event had international repercussions, and was a contributing factor in the start of the Seven Years' War in 1756. After the action, Washington retreated to Fort Necessity, where Canadian forces from Fort Duquesne compelled his surrender. The terms of Washington's surrender included a statement (written in French, a language that Washington did not read) that admitted that Jumonville was assassinated. That document and others were used by the French and the Canadians to level accusations that Washington had ordered Jumonville's slaying.

Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county was created on September 26, 1783, from part of Westmoreland County and named after the Marquis de Lafayette.Fayette County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The southern border of Fayette County is the southern border of Pennsylvania at both the Pennsylvania–Maryland state line (the Mason–Dixon line) and the Pennsylvania–West Virginia state line.

Lemont Furnace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Uniontown and approximately 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The community is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the population of Lemont Furnace was 827.Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University system, is located 2 miles (3 km) north of Lemont Furnace. The campus serves the students of Fayette, Greene, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Historic Summit Inn Resort, also known as the Summit Hotel, is an historic hotel complex and national historic district which is located atop the Summit Mountain of Chestnut Ridge by North Union Township and South Union Township in Farmington, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Shady Grove Park was a trolley park in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania. (Near Uniontown) It still operated as a campground and public pool for many years until 2012, when the pool was closed, and the current status of the park and campground is listed as permanently closed.

Morris-Hair Tavern, also known as Heinbaugh's Hand-Picked Produce & Special Gifts, is a historic home that also served as an inn and tavern located at South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1818, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, 5-bay, sandstone building with a center hall floor plan in an Early Republic style. It has a 2+1⁄2-story, kitchen ell. It served as a stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Monroe Tavern, also known as McMasters Tavern, is a historic home that also served as an inn and tavern located at South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1825, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, 5-bay, sandstone building with a center hall floor plan in an Early Republic style. It has a 2+1⁄2-story, kitchen ell. It served as a stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Hopwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,090 at the 2010 census, up from 2,006 at the 2000 census. It is located in North Union and South Union townships. The village was named after John Hopwood.

South Union Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,897 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 10,681 tabulated in 2010.Communities within the township include Hopwood, Hatfield, Hutchinson, Chadville, South Uniontown, Leith, and Revere. South Union Township contains the larger two of the three Uniontown area shopping districts. The largest, centered on the Uniontown Mall, is located just outside the Uniontown city limits. Another important shopping area is called Walnut Hill and is located in Hatfield. The Laurel Highlands School District serves this township.

Mount Braddock is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near U.S. Route 119, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) northeast of Uniontown. Mount Braddock has a post office, with ZIP code 15465, which opened on June 12, 1873.

East Uniontown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,419 at the 2010 census, down from 2,760 at the 2000 census.

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University and located in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania. The campus serves students from the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania covering a five-county area that includes all or parts of Fayette, Greene, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. The campus also enrolls students from other states and maintains a small international student population. Students at Penn State Fayette can complete the first two years of most of majors available in the Penn State system along with the entirety of six bachelor's degrees and eight associate degree programs.