WEB: fortligonier.org
PHONE: (724) 238-9701

Fort Ligonier is a former British fort located in rural Westmoreland County that is now an outdoor museum.

The fort was built in 1758 as a staging area for a military expedition led by British General John Forbes (1707-1759) to capture Fort Duquesne in what historians call the French & Indian War (1754-1763).

The French & Indian War was an extension of the bitter Seven Year’s War (1754-1763) between the Kingdom Of Great Britain and the Kingdom Of France to determine which would be the dominate power in the Western World.

Fort Ligonier was decommissioned from regular service in 1766.

Eight acres of the original site of Fort Ligonier have been preserved, with the subsurface features restored and the above-ground elements reconstructed. The inner fort is 200 feet square, defended by four bastions and accessed by three gates; inside is the officers’ mess, barracks, quartermaster, guardroom, underground magazine, commissary and officers’ quarters. Immediately outside the fort is General Forbes’s hut. An outer retrenchment, 1,600 feet long, surrounds the fort. Other external buildings include the Pennsylvania hospital (two wards and a surgeon’s hut), a smokehouse, a saw mill, bake ovens, a log dwelling and a forge.

STANDARD HOURS:
Sunday, Noon to 4:30 p.m.; Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PARKING:
On-site parking is available.

PORT AUTHORITY ROUTES:
None available.

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Address
200 South Market Street, Ligonier, PA 15658 United States