New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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Compared to the

Revolutionary War and

the Civil War, the French

& Indian War, oft referred

to as the ‘first world war’

and known as the Seven

Years War in Europe, is

less indelibly stamped

as a turning point in

America’s national

narrative. The excellent

Fort Ligonier (%724-238-

9701; http://www.fortligonier.org; 200

South Market St; adult/child

$10/6; h10am-4:30pm Mon-

Sat, noon-4:30pm Sun mid-Apr–

mid-Nov), both a museum

and a reconstructed fort

Pittsburgh

& the Laurel

Highlands

Most.people.forget.that.the.British,.French.and.

their.Native.American.allies.once.struggled.

for.control.of.this.southwestern.corner.of.

Pennsylvania..The.fate.of.empires.hung.in.the.

balance.in.the.1750s.when.it.was.primarily.

a.rugged.wilderness..The.forested.landscape.

remains,.of.course.less.wild,.but.a.scenic.backdrop.

nevertheless..And.Pittsburgh,.its.skyscrapers.

nestled.in.a.compact.downtown,.provides.a.

civilizing.influence.

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