The Liberty Trail History Makers

Once a thriving commercial hub, Bethabara was home to a Moravian settlement in Winston-Salem that witnessed the French and Indian War, the Regulator War, and the American Revolution.

1775 Quebec Expedition Marker. View from the marker stone toward the southern end of Old Fort Western. Historical Marker Database Benedict Arnold ’s Expedition to Quebec City was one of the most...

The Battle of Cape Porpoise took place on Goat Island near Cape Porpoise Harbor in York County, Maine, on August 8, 1782. According to the official historical marker, a British ship with 18 guns...

After crossing the Delaware, George Washington's ten-day campaign culminated in a decisive victory at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777, proving his army could defeat the British. The battle saw Washington's forces overcome initial setbacks to rout the British and shift the momentum of the war

The Hessian House, Millburn NJ Historical Marker Database The Hessian House earned its name from the legend surrounding its role in the Battle of Springfield. The name comes from the belief that two...

At the Battle of Fort Ann, American forces mounted a fierce resistance against advancing British troops during the Saratoga campaign. Though forced to withdraw, the determined defense slowed the British advance and contributed to the growing strain on their northern army.

The Piedmont’s Kings Mountain State Park has miles of forested trails perfect for supreme Kings Mountain hiking, two fishing lakes, and sits adjacent to Kings Mountain National Military Park, one of many national park Revolutionary War sites.

The site of Fort McClary has served as a significant military defensive position since 1689, when William Pepperrell, a wealthy merchant and landowner, acquired a tract of land known as "Battery...

The New Windsor Cantonment Site preserves the final winter encampment of George Washington’s Continental Army, where nearly 7,500 soldiers awaited the war’s end in 1783.

Located just south of the Chesapeake Bay, this "uninhabitable" Great Dismal Swamp was home to thousands of Native Americans and Maroons--self-emancipated slaves--throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

Historic tavern that provided shelter for British and Loyalist troops during the occupation of Rhode Island

Historic church used as a military hospital after the Battle of Pell's Point.