This is the first in a series of articles, part of The Tribune-Democrat’s ongoing U.S. Semiquincentennial project titled ...

Business was boomin’ for Cannons and Cocktails on June 30 at Fort Ligonier. That’s because the annual event includes a mortar firing demonstration. Guests gathered outdoors as Assistant Director of ...

May 23—A Prussian invasion is anticipated this weekend at Fort Ligonier. Reenactors portraying Prussian soldiers who engaged in combat during the mid 18th century will take up residence for a ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The man accused in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque is nearing the end of his trial. The court martial ...

The nation’s 250th birthday is less than two years away, and the Fort Ligonier chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is ready for the major milestone. As its commitment to the America250 ...

LIGONIER, Pa. (KDKA) — At Fort Ligonier in Westmorland County, the past can and does come alive. Even though there may still be a little snow on the ground in the Laurel Highlands, the fort is proudly ...

For more than four decades, Maureen and Fred Light watched the crowds grow as Fort Ligonier Days blossomed from a small-town fall street festival to a weekend event that draws tens of thousands of ...

After serving as interim since June, Henry C. Scully will now serve as Fort Ligonier’s executive director, its board of trustees has announced. Scully, a former trustee, originally was appointed ...

THIS IS ONE OF HER MOST FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. IT’S JUST IT’S LIKE TRADITION. IT’S OBVIOUSLY TRADITION FOR OUR TOWN. AND I PRETTY MUCH TAKE THE WEEKEND OFF FROM WORK EVERY YEAR. 100,000 PEOPLE ...

Oct. 9—Keith Hall lives in Wexford, and his family hails from the Derry area. But his heart belongs to Ligonier — at least during the latter town's annual Fort Ligonier Days festival. Hall staked out ...

In 1758, the British army constructed the Post at Loyalhanna, later known as Fort Ligonier, in what was then the colonial ...