Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary
of the Treasury during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. In that time
he reduced the national debt, purchased the Louisiana Territory and funded the
Lewis & Clark exploration. Gallatin's accomplishments and contributions are
highlighted at Friendship Hill, his restored country estate.

Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. In that time he reduced the national debt, purchased the Louisiana Territory and funded the Lewis & Clark exploration. Gallatin's accomplishments and contributions are highlighted at Friendship Hill, his restored country estate.

Bird's eye view of the park

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

Provides a pool that winds through the beautiful West Virginia mountains to
Fairmont where the West Fork and Tygart Rivers join to form the Monogahela

Provides a pool that winds through the beautiful West Virginia mountains to Fairmont where the West Fork and Tygart Rivers join to form the Monogahela

Monongahela River - Opekiska Pool

The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of
the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and
American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal of French power from North
America. The stage was set for the American Revolution.

The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal of French power from North America. The stage was set for the American Revolution.

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

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Monongahela River - Opekiska Pool

Fort Necessity National Battlefield