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Four Chimneys, home of Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, was a notable Brooklyn Heights house that served as George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Long Island in August 1776.

New York State Revolutionary War Heritage Trail Site

Built circa 1740, Hopsewee Plantation was one of the South’s major rice plantations and the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr., one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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...

New Jersey militia and Continentals assaulted a British column in-and-around these grounds in mid-June of 1778, just days before a continued series of skirmishes reached their zenith at the Battle of Monmouth.

Built in 1792 by Revolutionary War officer William Lenoir, Fort Defiance preserves the homestead that rose near the site of an earlier frontier fort and reflects the legacy of one family for nearly two centuries.

View from Fort Barton Historic Site Marcbela Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the Fort Barton site still has earthwork remains of the original fort, built in 1777 and used as...

Following the American Revolution, the Sentry Box served as the home for Hugh Mercer's family following his passing at the Battle of Princeton in 1777.

General Lafayette Marker, Suffolk, VA The Lafayette Trail In March 1781, much of the Continental Army hunted for the traitor Benedict Arnold. In mid-March, Lafayette was sent south from the Elk River...

Fought on November 16, 1776, the Battle of Fort Washington marked the collapse of the last American stronghold on Manhattan during the New York Campaign. Surrounded and overwhelmed, the outnumbered garrison was forced into a surrender that dealt a heavy blow to the Continental Army’s position in the region.

John Brown House Museum Visit Rhode Island This was the first mansion in Providence built by John Brown, who founded Brown University, was a statesman, and made his fortune in the slave trade and...

Major John Buttrick, whose name is now the sake of this homestead, was a fourth generation American whose great-grandfather, William Buttrick, helped establish Concord in 1635. During and after the war, John Buttrick held positions in the military and upheld civic posts during the early days of the American Republic.