When middle school students from Ligonier Valley School District visit Fort Ligonier, they learn about algebra and 18th-century military construction by designing and building with Lincoln Logs.
Soon they’ll have to build a bigger fort. Construction will start Friday on the Fort Ligonier Center for History Education, an $8 million project to accommodate a steady increase in visitors since 2011, said Annie Urban, the museum’s executive director. The two-story building, with 9,881 square feet of space, is slated to open next spring. More than 5,200 square feet will be used for educational programs; the second floor is for offices.
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