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 image. Click for full size.

Photographed 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1839.

Location. 40° 14.779′ N, 79° 14.595′ W. Marker is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 West 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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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Road Versus Rail (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Holy Trinity Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Richard Beatty Mellon (within shouting distance of 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); Diamond Park Ligonier, Penna. (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ligonier.

Also see . . .
1. Brief History of the Ligonier Valley Railroad. Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association website entry (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Pennsylvania Game Commission. Website homepage (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Ligonier Valley School District. Website homepage (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Ligonier Depot School District Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011

2. Ligonier Depot School District Marker

Ligonier Depot Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011

3. Ligonier Depot Markers

Ligonier Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011

4. Ligonier Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.