Love this presentation. As a living historian of the period, Col° Thomas Cresap, Maryland Militia, Co-founder & Factor of the Ohio Company of Virginia (1732-63) I visited Fort Ligonier several times as part of my immersion into portrayal of the period. Just a contrarian comment, which I tried to add to the discussion of the Pittsburgh-centric regional planning group that "commemorated" the F & I 250th in 2004-2006... : The war began in 1754, in Jumonville Glen. It ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. That's NINE years, not seven. Do the math. Yes, Duke of Cumberland wanted to stir it up in America in order to confront Les Francaise in Europe and thought that lighting the fuse in western Virginia was a good idea.. but.. Please give my most profound & sincere regards to Linda Boxx, and let her know I'll be in touch soon...
@@Erikthetravelguy yeah, thanks. I know I can google it. My point being that it would be helpful in the future to orient your listeners by spelling out the location of where you are talking about. It makes the talk a little more interesting. Just some constructive critique.
Went for first time today. Museum and Fort are phenomenal.
Agreed! I loved the pistol display!
I am definately going this spring, will be my first time.
Fantastic! I always enjoy my time here~!
Love this presentation. As a living historian of the period, Col° Thomas Cresap, Maryland Militia, Co-founder & Factor of the Ohio Company of Virginia (1732-63) I visited Fort Ligonier several times as part of my immersion into portrayal of the period. Just a contrarian comment, which I tried to add to the discussion of the Pittsburgh-centric regional planning group that "commemorated" the F & I 250th in 2004-2006... :
The war began in 1754, in Jumonville Glen. It ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. That's NINE years, not seven. Do the math. Yes, Duke of Cumberland wanted to stir it up in America in order to confront Les Francaise in Europe and thought that lighting the fuse in western Virginia was a good idea.. but..
Please give my most profound & sincere regards to Linda Boxx, and let her know I'll be in touch soon...
Thank you David!
I will be interning here!
Fantastic!!!!
Nice place.
Agreed!
Very nice presentation. The interviewee gets it correct that the Virginia Regiment were provincial regulars and not from the militia.
Thanks Joseph!
Nice tour. However, I don't know where ft ligonier is because you did not show a map of where it is.
www.google.com/search?q=for+ligoner&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS817US817&oq=for+ligoner&aqs=chrome..69i57.8905j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#
@@Erikthetravelguy yeah, thanks. I know I can google it. My point being that it would be helpful in the future to orient your listeners by spelling out the location of where you are talking about. It makes the talk a little more interesting. Just some constructive critique.
Thank the lord im going to be buried there my dad was born there
That is so cool!