Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ligonier

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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025

1. Ligonier Marker

Inscription.
Named by Gen. John Forbes
after Marshal Ligonier
Founded
1817

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 40° 14.359′ N, 79° 13.91′ W. Marker is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on East Main Street 0.2 miles north of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 347 East Main Street, Ligonier PA 15658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Finding Your Way (within shouting distance of this marker); Arthur St. Clair (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Loyalhanning (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Ligonier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ivy Manor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Building the Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ligonier.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025

2. Ligonier Marker

View is looking northwest.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on September 3, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.