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Fayette County, PA was formed on September 26, 1783 from Westmoreland County. Named for the Marquis de Lafayette, the French soldier who became one of George Washington's most trusted officers during the American Revolution.  The first skirmishes of the French and Indian War were fought here, including the encounter between British and French soldiers at Jumonville Glen that is often cited as the start of the war that would become a worldwide conflict.  Young George Washington, leading the British troops, was defeated at Fort Necessity, also in this county.  In the 20th century, General George Marshall, architect of the famous "Marshall Plan" for the rebuilding of Europe after World War II, was born in Uniontown, the county seat.  Uniontown was incorporated 1796.  The National Road, now known as U.S. Route 40, also crosses the county.  Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, Fallingwater, is also located in Fayette County.