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A veteran of the Seven Years' War--the French & Indian War in North America-- Baum served as a Hessian mercenary under the employ of the British Crown, fighting in the northern theater of the American...
Biography
Sarah Osborn Benjamin experienced the American Revolution from inside the Continental Army’s camps, witnessing hardship, battle, and the victory at Yorktown firsthand. Her remarkable story reveals the...
Biography
Known as Governor Blacksnake and "Chainbreaker," this Seneca leader broke from the Iroquois Confederacy and sided with the British.
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Considered one of the more controversial combatants of the American Revolution, Thayendanegea convinced four tribes of the Haudenosaunee to side with the British.
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.
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.
Historic Site |
Saugerties, NY
President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of...
Battlefield
Boston, MA
Ensuing the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Patriot forces advanced on Boston, determined to overthrow the British occupation. Fortifying Dorchester Heights, George Washington positioned artillery to force the evacuation of British forces in the city.
Historic Site |
Coventry, RI
The General Nathanael Greene Homestead Historical Marker Database Historic home of the Revolutionary War hero and leader, Major General Nathanael Greene. The General Nathanael Greene Homestead—also...
Historic Site | Historic House
Mount Pleasant, SC
This park preserves the story of Charles Pinckney and his contributions to the U.S. Constitution, and of 18th century plantation life for free and enslaved people of Snee Farm inhabitants.
Historic Site
Moncks Corner, SC
Old Santee Canal Park hosts the Berkeley County Museum and Fort Fair Lawn, where in 1780, the British attacked the Patriot army stationed at Monck’s Corner.
Battlefield
Turbeville, SC
A surprise Patriot attack on Loyalist recruits is a blow to the British
State/County Park | Historic Site
Mexico, NY
Patriot spy named Silas Towne hid on this island and observed British General Barry St. Ledger’s troop movements during the 1777 three-pronged invasion of New York.
Historic Site |
Newport, RI
Touro Synagogue National Park Service Consecrated in 1763, Touro Synagogue was the only purpose‑built Jewish house of worship in the colonies that survived the Revolutionary era. By the 1770s, Newport...
Historic Site | Museum
Brooklyn, NY
Formerly known as the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Center for Brooklyn History became part of Brooklyn Public Library in 2020 and is now free and accessible to all for research, education, culture and more.
National Park | Battlefield
Concord , MA
The site of the famous "Shot Heard Around the World," the Old North Bridge served as the flashpoint of the American Revolution. To this day, historians debate who fired the first shot, here, which led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Historic Site
Tiverton, RI
General Lafayette Marker, Tiverton, RI The Lafayette Trail During the Battle of Rhode Island, which took place on August 29th, 1778, General Lafayette had been sent north to Boston, Massachusetts, to...
Battlefield |
Huntersville, NC
In an attempt to stall Cornwallis force, a contingent of Patriots initiated a delaying action which led to the death of General William Davidson