
200 South Market Street
Ligonier, Pennsylvania 15658
Closed Friday
Come to Fort Ligonier and journey back two centuries to a place where the flag of His Majesty King George still flies! Relive the stirring days of young Colonel George Washington and General John Forbes and the encounters of the British and Americans against the French and Indians.
Enjoy the unique Fort Ligonier adventure, where your family will be thrilled by the color and excitement of our frontier heritage and the epic period of the clash for empire between Great Britain and France. The impressive Fort, the finest of its type in North America, is a full-scale, on-site reconstruction of the original built between 1758 and 1766, situated on a commanding hilltop in the beautiful Laurel Highlands.
Enriching living history activities and pageantry, such as reenactments, battles, encampments, folk crafts, and archaeological digs, enhance your educational experience with a vividness no textbook can match. Everything at Fort Ligonier reveals an intimate link with the past - from hand-forged iron hinges to massive hewn timbers - as you explore this colonial outpost that guarded the vital land route to Pittsburgh and the unconquered West beyond.
The history of Fort Ligonier is divided into two periods: the first, being the construction the original Fort in 1758 and its importance in the French and Indian War; and the second, the revival of interest in the Fort in the twentieth century and its reconstruction in the 1960's through the year 2000 and beyond.
The spacious, modern Museum houses several original eighteenth-century paintings by illustrious artists, including Allan Ramsay, Joshua Reynolds, David Morier, and Edward Penny. A fascinating model, realistic dioramas, and a new audiovisual presentation serve as your gateway to the Fort complex.