Fort Ligonier Museum

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The History – The natives probably would prefer that you didn't know this, but British General John Forbes once referred to the troops at Fort Ligonier as an "extremely bad collection of broken innkeepers, horse jockeys and Indian traders." Regardless of General Forbes' opinion, Fort Ligonier withstood a 1758 attack by French and Indian forces, and was the only Western Pennsylvania fort never taken by an enemy. – – The Structure – The original fort lasted from 1758 through 1766 and was built as part of the effort to retake Fort Pitt, which had been nabbed by…