Found: A Lost George Washington Battlefield

Archaeologists Discover Historic George Washington Battlefield

Archaeologists have located the site of a historic friendly-fire incident that nearly cost George Washington his life.

Found: A Lost George Washington Battlefield

LIGONIER, Pa. — Around 1787, George Washington sat down to write some notes for a biographer. He was not a man given to self-reflection. But he wanted to correct the record about his experiences three decades earlier during the French…

George Was Here: The Site of an Infamous Moment in Washington’s Life Has Been Found

FORT LIGONIER | PHOTO BY HUCK BEARD Charlie Fagan, a Ligonier-bred history buff, made it his life mission to pinpoint the exact location of a “friendly fire” incident involving George Washington. “It became his own kind of personal quest — and therefore, by osmosis, it became mine, too,” says his son, Chas Fagan, who adds that his father would put him to bed with stories of American history instead of children’s books. Now, experts at Fort Ligon…