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Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ligonier Depot
Pennsylvania Game Commission, Southwest Division HQ

— Ligonier Valley School District —
 
Ligonier Depot Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011
1. Ligonier Depot Marker
 
Inscription.

Dedicated April 6, 1957
to
Better Wildlife Management

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On November 3, 1955, the Game Commission purchased this property from the Ligonier Valley Railroad Company, which was incorporated on April 13, 1853. Construction of the railroad was completed December 1, 1877.

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This building, erected in 1910 and known as the "Ligonier Depot" housed the passenger station and general offices of the railroad.

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Ligonier Valley School District
Central Administration Office
1 September 2002
 
Erected by Pennsylvania Game Commission and Ligonier Valley School District.
 
Location. 40° 14.779′ N, 79° 14.595′ W. Marker is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 West Main Street, Ligonier PA 15658, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Road versus Rail (here, next to this marker); Roadside Enterprise (approx. ¼ mile away); Highway Enterprise (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ligonier War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ligonier Town Square Fountain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Ligonier (approx. 0.4 miles away); Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Building the Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Ligonier.
 
Ligonier Depot School District Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011
2. Ligonier Depot School District Marker
 

 
Also see . . .
1. Brief History of the Ligonier Valley Railroad. (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Pennsylvania Game Commission. (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. Ligonier Valley School District. (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
 
Ligonier Depot Markers Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011
3. Ligonier Depot Markers
 
 
Ligonier Depot Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011
4. Ligonier Depot
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 101 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
 
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