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A representation of Fort Necessity and a model canon stand at the Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington in Fayette County.
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No more entrance fees at three local National Parks sites

Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette

No more entrance fees at three local National Parks sites

Admittance to three National Parks sites in southwestern Pennsylvania will be free beginning in October, the National Parks Service announced today.

Visitors will be able to enter the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial for free starting on Oct. 1. 

Also starting Oct. 1, admittance to several visitor centers, including the Mount Washington Tavern at Fort Necessity and the Lemon House and Engine House No. 6 Exhibit Shelter at Allegheny Portage Railroad, will be free.

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Entrance to the Flight 93 National Memorial and Friendship Hill National Historic Site will continue to remain free, the service said.  

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First Published: September 22, 2016, 10:54 p.m.

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A representation of Fort Necessity and a model canon stand at the Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington in Fayette County.  (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
Visitors cover their ears as re-enactors demonstrate their muskets at the reconstructed fort at Fort Necessity National Battlefield near Farmington in Fayette County. For the National Parks series.  (Bob Batz Jr.)
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