| Brechtel198 | 13 Aug 2021 3:52 a.m. PST |
Many thanks to the poster that brought up this subject. We visited the site this past Tuesday and were suitably impressed, not only with the fort but for the artillery train that has been reconstructed there. It is very impressive. My son and I took pictures of the artillery and vehicles (he did the taking, I pointed out to him which ones to take), so I'll post them on this site as soon as he transfers them to the computer from his phone. If anyone is interested in this period, especially fortifications and artillery, I would highly recommend a visit. |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 13 Aug 2021 3:55 a.m. PST |
My wife is from Ligonier so I've had the opportunity to visit often. Well worth a visit. |
| Disco Joe | 13 Aug 2021 4:18 a.m. PST |
I was there within the past 7 or 8 years and highly recommend seeing it. I agree that the artillery park is well worth checking out. I took a lot of photos of it myself. |
| historygamer | 13 Aug 2021 4:50 a.m. PST |
Did many events there. Saw my first re-enactment event (year withheld LoL) where I got the bug to re-enact. Marty did a fantastic job saving that fort, as it came within a whisker of closing in the 80s. His expansion of the site, and addition of the artillery train are fantastic. The museum collection is awesome as well. Also, for gamers, there is a fantastic hobby shop in town too. If you missed that, you missed a really, really good one. |
| Bill N | 13 Aug 2021 5:07 a.m. PST |
It is on my list of places to visit. |
Old Glory  | 13 Aug 2021 6:31 a.m. PST |
Plus you are only 15 minutes away from the Old Glory factory. Russ Dunaway |
| historygamer | 13 Aug 2021 7:36 a.m. PST |
Do you have a shop there, Russ? |
| Dukewilliam | 13 Aug 2021 8:12 a.m. PST |
If you are that close, I would recommend going to the Fort Pitt museum on the site of the old Fort Pitt/Duquesne in downtown Pittsburgh. Great museum for the F&I war period. Sadly, the site of Braddock's Defeat is lost to the ages. Steve |
79thPA  | 13 Aug 2021 11:21 a.m. PST |
Agreed. Both places are worth a stop. |
| Old Glory | 13 Aug 2021 12:52 p.m. PST |
Just the factory people can visit. |
| historygamer | 13 Aug 2021 4:02 p.m. PST |
Steve: I agree. Fort Pitt museum is really worth the visit too. I literally grew up volunteering at that museum. I can't believe how it has changed over the years. There is a nice little museum by the Braddock battlefield too. |
 Der Alte Fritz | 14 Aug 2021 10:23 a.m. PST |
You can see lots of pix from Ft. Ligonier on my blog, see link. I visited the site with my daughter in June 2021 link
link
|
paints brigs for the British fleet.