Fort Ligonier
Fort Ligonier is a British fortification from the French and Indian War located in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States. The fort served as a staging area for the Forbes Expedition of 1758.Photo: Mind meal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Loyalhanna fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ligonier Valley High School.
Ligonier Valley High School
School
Ligonier Valley High School is a public high school in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. It serves approximately 500 students that live in Laurel Mountain Borough, Ligonier Borough, Ligonier Township, Cook Township, Fairfield Township, Bolivar Borough, Seward, St. Ligonier Valley High School is situated 1 mile north of Fort Ligonier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ligonier and Laughlintown.
Ligonier
Town
Photo: Drums600, Public domain.
Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Laughlintown
Hamlet
Photo: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laughlintown is an unincorporated community that is located in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 30, 3 miles southeast of Ligonier. The town is named after a person named Robert Laughlin. Laughlintown is situated 3 miles southeast of Fort Ligonier.
Rector
Hamlet
Rector is a small unincorporated community in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2000, the population of Rector was 600. Rector is situated 3 miles south of Fort Ligonier.
Fort Ligonier
- Categories: military museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Borough of Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.24095° or 40° 14′ 27″ northLongitude
-79.23789° or 79° 14′ 16″ westOpen location code
87G26QR6+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 158117178OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5471515
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In Other Languages
“Fort Ligonier” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Ligonier”
- French: “Fort Ligonier”
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