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Historic Site | Historic House
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Tours Along The Trail
Explore the many guided tours of The Liberty Trail
This Day on the Liberty Trail
May. 3, 1779
South Carolina
May. 8, 1753
Senegal
May. 9, 1810
Massachusetts
May. 10, 1818
Massachusetts
May. 12, 1737
Rhode Island
May. 12, 1780
South Carolina
May. 20, 1775
North Carolina
May. 22, 1802
Virginia
May. 28, 1738
Virginia
May. 29, 1780
South Carolina
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The Liberty Trail Storytellers
Exploring the history and stories of the American Revolution.
Videos Along the Liberty Trail
Exploring the history and stories of the American Revolution.
Uncovering History
We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse
yourself in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
Family Friendly Adventures
Discover a part of our nation’s history at historic landmarks and events.
Liberty Trail History Makers
The Revolutionary War was a war unlike any other — one of ideas and ideals, that shaped “the course of human events. Explore the history and personalities from this pivotal time in American history.
Biography
Born in England in 1723 and trained as a physician in London, John Pyle brought his family to Alamance County, North Carolina, where he later emerged as a steadfast Loyalist colonel. In 1781, his misidentification of Patriot troops as British escorts led to the brutal clash known as Pyle’s Defeat, leaving him wounded and maimed—yet ultimately tending to the very Patriot soldiers who had struck down his force.
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Drury Harris, a free Black man, served as a private in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment during the American Revolution, fighting in key battles like Savannah, Charleston, and Cowpens, where he was wounded; after the war, he settled in South Carolina, married, and was later granted a pension, living until 1834.
Biography
A highly influential militia general from the Upcountry of South Carolina, Pickens waged successful campaigns against Loyalists and their Cherokee allies throughout the state.
Biography
A former slave who fought heroically at Bunker Hill, Poor served throughout the Revolutionary War and earned recognition for his bravery.
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