Picture of fountain:
And with warmer Spring weather fast approaching, a link to another thread providing great info of various activities available in the area: Fort Ligonier offers more bang for the buck
Posted on 03/14/2003 9:12:54 AM PST by Willie Green
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:02:49 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The 82-year-old Ligonier drinking fountain that was broken during a snowstorm will be replaced or repaired.
The exact cost of the project isn't known yet, Ligonier Borough Council President Dale Show said at Thursday night's borough council meeting.
Whatever the cost, it won't be paid by the borough. Show said the fountain is covered by the borough's insurance policy, and the state also agreed to pay the full cost of its repair.
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Picture of fountain:
And with warmer Spring weather fast approaching, a link to another thread providing great info of various activities available in the area: Fort Ligonier offers more bang for the buck
I hope that this can be repaired -- it is just charming.
My guess is that the dog trough must be on the opposite side of the fountain, hidden from view. And I'm afraid my memory is to fuzzy to say for certain about the people part. I would think they'd certainly provide people a spout rather than a trough (LOL!). But I'm not sure whether it is also on a hidden side of the fountain, or whether that's it, just above the horse trough in the middle of that little ledge.
As is hinted at by the picture, Ligonier is a wonderfully quaint little town well worth visiting. And the link I provided to the thread about Fort Ligonier also provides excellent info of other attractions the area has to offer. On a more somber note, this is also in the general vicinity where the Quecreek Miners were rescued and where the terrorists crashed United Airlines Flight 93. If one is in the area, a visit to the memorials would be appropriate.
And, yes. That would make sense so that the poor dogs didn't get trampled by the horses! And the dog and horse owners can drink out of a third side in safety.
Well, keep in mind that it is a rural area, so the attractions are a little spread out, but still within a very reasonable drive. For instance, The Pennsylvania Maple Festival in Meyersdale, Somerset County is only 45 miles away. It is held during the last 2 weekends in April.
Visitors can sample maple syrup, sugar cakes, "crumb" sugar and soft sugar ice cream made by the region’s top producers, and they can watch demonstrations of the sugaring process inside the historic Maple Mansion and its outbuildings. The Myersdale Lions Club hosts an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast for a nominal fee. In 1997, festival visitors consumed 10,000 pounds of sausage and thousands of pancakes dripping with 400 gallons of locally made syrup.
Refresh my memory. Somerset County is near??? I am somewhat familiar with locations off of I80, as well as the PA Turnpike heading past Pittsburgh.
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Heck, I don't know that much about Everett, Washington,
But Ligonier certainly possesses all the qualities that make it worthy of domestic tourism and a deep appreciation of American culture and history. The kids will learn a lot more than spending a week at Disneyweird.
What do you have in Everett besides a sunny day?
Yes, it does make sense that dogs, horses and people would drink from three different sides so they don't bump into each other. And it just occurred to me (slapping muh forehead, DOH!) that, in addition to a faucet, people would also have a little cast iron bowl so the water didn't spill onto their feet, just like any other water fountain.
The other poster is right. A sunny day in Everett is big news. But Everett is also the locale of one of the Navy's newest Home Ports, home of one of our air craft carriers.
Everett is the county seat of Snohomish County (try to say Snohomish three times fast.) Actually, Everett is the Snohomish County seat, instead of the charming town of Snohomish, because the early pioneers captured the county records in the middle of the night and took them to Everett and refused to bring them back.
Everett is also the home of Scott paper, Fluke Instruments, and Weyerhauser Lumber, as well as a great little microbrewery and pub named Scuttlebutt's (owned by a friend of mine.)
I used to live near there, but that is all I remember off the top of my head. There is also a NFL quarterback named Chris (something) who graduated from Everett High in 1983 who has had quite a career. And never forget the late Senator Henry 'Scoop' Jackson, Everett's most famous citizen of the 20th Century.
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