Fort Ligonier

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French and Indian War site historical fort open-air museum

Fort Ligonier is a reconstructed 18th-century British military fort and museum in western Pennsylvania that played a key role in the French and Indian War.

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instanceOf French and Indian War site ⓘ
historical fort ⓘ
open-air museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle 18th-century British military fortification ⓘ
commander Colonel Henry Bouquet NERFINISHED ⓘ
General John Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seven Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinateLocation 40.243°N 79.237°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
garrison British regulars ⓘ
colonial militia ⓘ
provincial troops ⓘ
hasCollection 18th-century military artifacts ⓘ
French and Indian War documents ⓘ
period artillery pieces ⓘ
hasPart artillery batteries ⓘ
artillery park ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
dry moat ⓘ
exhibit galleries ⓘ
museum building ⓘ
officers’ quarters ⓘ
palisade walls ⓘ
powder magazine ⓘ
reconstructed earthworks ⓘ
soldiers’ barracks ⓘ
sutler’s store ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
inception 1758 ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ligonier, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Loyalhanna Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearby Laurel Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ligonier Diamond (town square) NERFINISHED ⓘ
offers educational programs ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
living history demonstrations ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operatedBy Fort Ligonier Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalConstructionBy British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalConstructionStart 1758 ⓘ
partOf British frontier fortifications in the French and Indian War ⓘ
Forbes Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose protection of Forbes Road supply line ⓘ
staging area for the British advance on Fort Duquesne ⓘ
reconstruction mid-20th century reconstruction on original site ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Fort Ligonier NERFINISHED ⓘ
French attack of October 12, 1758 ⓘ
usedFor frontier defense ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ
visitorAttraction tourist site ⓘ
website https://www.fortligonier.org ⓘ

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Pennsylvania frontier → fortification → Fort Ligonier ⓘ
Ligonier → hasLandmark → Fort Ligonier ⓘ
Ligonier → hasHistoricSite → Fort Ligonier ⓘ
Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania, United States → hasHistoricSite → Fort Ligonier ⓘ
subject surface form: Ligonier Valley