Download or read book Ligonier Valley written by Sally Shirey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled in the hills of western Pennsylvania, the Ligonier Valley has always had an air of mystery about it. The small towns and rolling countryside bear little witness to all that has occurred here. A fort was built but decayed and disappeared before being reconstructed recently. Many people have made significant contributions to the town and beyond, although time has lost many of their stories. The valley became an early industrial center with the growth of lumbering, mining, and iron production until the best resources were spent and these industries dwindled. Using hundreds of rare photographs, author Sally Shirey tells the story of this beautiful, historic area. In Ligonier Valley, readers can see the valley as it stood many years ago. After making the steep descent of Laurel Mountain, many pioneers were content to stay and build their lives in the valley. In 1758, the army of Gen. John Forbes erected Fort Ligonier. John Ramsey laid out the town of Ligonier around a public square called the Diamond. The influx of people, thanks to the Ligonier Valley Rail Road, gave rise to the hospitality industry in the valley. The Hotel Breniser, Ligonier Springs Hotel, and Kissell Springs Hotel were among those that served tourists and residents alike. Idlewild Park, dating from the 1870s, remains one of America's most beautiful amusement parks today. Reconstructed Fort Ligonier has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Download or read book Fort Ligonier Guidebook and Map written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ligonier Valley written by Salley Shirey and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled in the hills of western Pennsylvania, the Ligonier Valley has always had an air of mystery about it. The small towns and rolling countryside bear little witness to all that has occurred here. A fort was built but decayed and disappeared before being reconstructed recently. Many people have made significant contributions to the town and beyond, although time has lost many of their stories. The valley became an early industrial center with the growth of lumbering, mining, and iron production until the best resources were spent and these industries dwindled. Using hundreds of rare photographs, author Sally Shirey tells the story of this beautiful, historic area. In Ligonier Valley, readers can see the valley as it stood many years ago. After making the steep descent of Laurel Mountain, many pioneers were content to stay and build their lives in the valley. In 1758, the army of Gen. John Forbes erected Fort Ligonier. John Ramsey laid out the town of Ligonier around a public square called the Diamond. The influx of people, thanks to the Ligonier Valley Rail Road, gave rise to the hospitality industry in the valley. The Hotel Breniser, Ligonier Springs Hotel, and Kissell Springs Hotel were among those that served tourists and residents alike. Idlewild Park, dating from the 1870s, remains one of America's most beautiful amusement parks today. Reconstructed Fort Ligonier has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania By G D Albert written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania By G D Albert Index written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania By G D Albert written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fort Ligonier and Its Times A History of the First English Fort West of the Allegheny Mountains Based Primarily on the Pennsylvania Archives and Colonial Records Etc written by Chester Hale SIPE and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fort Ligonier and Its Times written by Chester Hale Sipe and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fort Ligonier written by Fort Ligonier Memorial Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book War for Empire in Western Pennsylvania written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guns at the Forks written by Walter O'Meara and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2005-06-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guns at the Forks is a special reissue commemorating the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War. In a spirited, intelligent, and informative history, O'Meara tells the story of five successive forts, particularly Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt, and the dramatic part they played in the war between 1750 and 1760. He describes Washington's capitulation at Fort Necessity, Braddock's defeat at the Monongahela, and Forbes's successful campaign to retake Fort Duquesne. Although most of the action in the book takes place at the strategically important forks of the Ohio, where present-day Pittsburgh stands, O'Meara's narrative relates the two forts to the larger story of the French and Indian War and elucidates their roles in sparking a global conflict that altered the course of world events and decided the fate of empires.

Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt written by Daughters of the American Revolution. Pittsburgh Chapter (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fort Ligonier Outpost of the French Indian War 1758 1766 written by Charles Morse Stotz and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Study of Fort Ligonier written by Charles Morse Stotz and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ligonier Valley Vignettes written by Jennifer Sopko and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secluded between Laurel Mountain and Chestnut Ridge, the Ligonier Valley has been the mountain playground of western Pennsylvania since the nineteenth century. Yet this picturesque retreat was at the tumultuous center of history--during the French and Indian War, Fort Ligonier was key to the British strategy, and in the late nineteenth century, the Ligonier Valley Rail Road helped transform the industry of the region. Author Jennifer Sopko traces the story of the valley and its residents through a series of fascinating vignettes. From the earliest histories to nostalgic reminiscences of the Ligonier Opera House, socials at the Valley Dairy ice cream parlor and bygone days at Idlewild Park, Sopko captures the history and spirit of the Ligonier Valley and its communities.

Download or read book The Indian Capture of Jacob Kneisle Nicely written by Ronald Earl Nicely and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Four-Mile Run, located near the town of Ligonier, PA, was the scene of many conflicts and captures during the time from 1760 through 1790. The story of the (Kneisle) Nicely family is just one of stories from this area. The Knusli Mennonite ancestors originated in Zurich Switzerland and traveled through London to Philadelphia and then to Lancaster, PA in 1717. The (Kneisle) Nicely descendant line moved to a homestead near Four-Mile Run Circa 1761. This book covers their journeys and the Indian capture of Jacob Kneisle. It is a remarkable story covering his capture, his life as a Native American, and the reunion of his descendants with the Nicely family 228 years after his capture. Nicely presents several other capture stories to give the reader a historic view of the dangerous conditions that existed around Four-Mile Run during the Revolutionary War. His interest in genealogy led him to the capture of Jacob Kneisle (Nicely), known by his Native American name of Tsu-Ka-We or Crow.