First Oval Office Project at Fort Ligonier

Join the Museum at Fort Ligonier outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., from July 5-7, when we will set up our First Oval Office Project, a recreated Revolutionary War encampment, including handsewn, full-scale replicas of General George Washington's sleeping marquee, baggage tent, and common tents that served as his mobile headquarters while on campaign. Navigate the encampment, explore the tents, and meet costumed living history interpreters portraying the people who would have been there. Washington's original sleeping and office tent from the Revolutionary War is on permanent display at the Museum of the American Revolution in historic Philadelphia.

The story of the French and Indian War and the history of Fort Ligonier is told through the remarkable museum exhibits and the fortification, meticulously reconstructed and restored on its original historic site. While touring the museum galleries, visitors discover Fort Ligonier's extensive archeological collections and original paintings by noted 18th-century artists. Step into history and explore the fort, a blacksmith's shop, officers and surgeon's quarters, as well as the artillery park with cannons, carts and wagons.

Funding for First Oval Office Project programs was generously provided by David Bruce Smith.