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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJY_idlewild-park-depot-smallest-train-station_Ligonier-PA.html
[on depot] Idlewild Park was a regular stop on the Ligonier Valley Railroad, which connected with the P.R.R.'s main line at Latrobe from 1878 to 1952. This was the depot. It had a waiting room, ticket agent room, freight express room. "Ripley" "sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJX_railroad-signs_Ligonier-PA.html
This cast iron sign originally stood beside the Ligonier Valley Railroad tracks that passed through Idlewild. Several more can be found along the route of the park's narrow gauge train the "Loyalhanna Ltd."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGZ_idlewild-in-1938-the-rollo-coaster-opens_Ligonier-PA.html
In 1938 The Rollo Coaster opens to a crowd of 18,000. Standing 27' tall and 900' long, the unique out-and-back ride was constructed on a hillside. The wood for the ride was cut on park property, utilizing a sawmill built next to the construction s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGY_picture-yourself-on-the-lincoln-highway_Ligonier-PA.html
Pleasure driving along the Lincoln Highway has long been a popular pastime. Motorists sought and continue to seek scenic beauty and amusements, such as Idlewild Park.
For most of its history, the Lincoln Highway was lined with attractions, amusem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGX_philadelphia-tobaggan-company-carousel-number-83_Ligonier-PA.html
This beautiful carousel was built by the talented craftsmen of the Philadelphia Toboggan Co., who carved the solid wood horses and the intricate crown.
The first year these horses galloped to the sound of laughing children, this merry-go-round wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ADR_original-course-of-forbes-road_Ligonier-PA.html
Throught Ligonier Valley to Fort Pitt
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ADP_bullets-defeat_Ligonier-PA.html
French and Indian troops defeated a party of 100 Virginians under the command of Captain Thomas Bullet near here on May 22, 1759. Bullet and his troops were taking provisions from Bedford to Fort Ligonier when they were attacked. They suffered ove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IQ_fort-ligonier_Ligonier-PA.html
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, seen by 30,000 in Ligonier on September 26, 1958, climaxed his visit with a public address on this site. He sealed into the Century Chain the open Bicentennial Link, using as ax from the fort's artifacts. The Presid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IP_fort-ligonier_Ligonier-PA.html
This monument marks the site of Fort Ligonier. It was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War by Colonel Henry Bouquet and named by his Commander General John Forbes, in honor of Sir John Ligonier, Commander in-chief of the British Armies. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14VE_loyalhanning_Ligonier-PA.html
Indian village settled by the Delaware soon after their departure from the Susquehanna area in 1727, was located here. The name refers to "middle stream".