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LIGONIER, Pa. (KDKA) — At Fort Ligonier in Westmorland County, the past can and does come alive. Even though there may still be a little snow on the ground in the Laurel Highlands, the fort is proudly ...

Shoemaker and historian Brett Walker will return to Fort Ligonier, where he sometimes appears as a re-enactor and where he is working on a project to examine and catalog a large cache of ...

The nation’s 250th birthday is less than two years away, and the Fort Ligonier chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is ready for the major milestone. As its commitment to the America250 ...

Fort Ligonier Days is all about the history. Sure there’s plenty of food, drink, crafts and live music for the thousands of visitors who flocked to Ligonier this weekend for the three-day festival ...

For more than four decades, Maureen and Fred Light watched the crowds grow as Fort Ligonier Days blossomed from a small-town fall street festival to a weekend event that draws tens of thousands of ...

THIS IS ONE OF HER MOST FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. IT’S JUST IT’S LIKE TRADITION. IT’S OBVIOUSLY TRADITION FOR OUR TOWN. AND I PRETTY MUCH TAKE THE WEEKEND OFF FROM WORK EVERY YEAR. 100,000 PEOPLE ...

LIGONIER, PA (KDKA) - Matthew Schlicksup is a historical interpreter, and though his home is in upstate New York, his posting on this particular weekend is in western Pennsylvania at Fort Ligonier, ...

(Tribune News Service) — A traveling replica of George Washington’s headquarters and sleeping tent will be featured at Fort Ligonier in Pennsylvania Friday through Sunday. The large linen tent is ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Assistant Director of Education at Fort Ligonier Dave Swank talked about the history of the site and provided a tour of the fort. French Marine ...

THIS YEAR. IT’S A BIG DAY FOR A DESTINATION COMMUNITY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. IT IS FORT LIGONIER DAYS FESTIVAL ALL WEEKEND. THE TOWN WELCOMES PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST ...

This is the first in a series of articles, part of The Tribune-Democrat’s ongoing U.S. Semiquincentennial project titled “America 250: Local Connections,” about events and people that shaped the ...