Be A Junior Ranger
Earn the right to wear the Fort Necessity Jr. Ranger Patch. Junior Ranger Program Become a Fort Necessity Junior Ranger! Pick up a Junior Ranger activity booklet at the Visitor Center. Start as a Recruit and explore the park and complete the activities to work your way through the rank of Captain and up to Colonel. The more activities you complete, the higher your rank. Available year-round. |
Did You Know?
When James Sampey, the tavern keeper at the Mount Washington Tavern, died he had eight children ranging from an infant to a 24 year old. His wife, Rebecca, took over the operation of the tavern. Thomas Searight noted that “in many instances widows kept the best taverns along” the National Road.