The Liberty Trail
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- accessible_parking
- wheelchair_accessible
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- parking
- accessible_parking
- wheelchair_accessible
- parking
- restrooms
- wheelchair_accessible
- parking
- accessible_parking
- restrooms
- pet_friendly
- parking
- accessible_parking
- wheelchair_accessible
- restrooms
- parking
- accessible_parking
- wheelchair_accessible
- restrooms
- wifi
- parking
- accessible_parking
- wheelchair_accessible
- restrooms
- wifi
- parking
- wheelchair_accessible
- restrooms
- pet_friendly
- parking
- restrooms
- wheelchair_accessible
- parking
- accessible_parking
- restrooms
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.
While serving as a drummer in the Revolutionary War, young Stephen Tainter witnessed Burgoyne’s surrender and the failed Newport siege.
Commander of a Virginia unit during the American Revolution, Abraham Buford saw his troops massacred by Banastre Tarleton and his British Legion at the Battle of Waxhaws in South Carolina.
James Carter, a native of Virginia, fought bravely in pivotal battles like Camden and Yorktown during the American Revolution, earning a land bounty and a pension for his service, and was recognized as a "free person of color" at age eighty-five in the 1840 census.
A British officer who led the troops during the April 1775 march to Lexington and Concord, Smith is remembered for commanding the British forces in the opening battles of the American Revolution, facing both praise and criticism for his actions.
