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Site of a daring and successful attempt to capture a British general in 1777.

A proving ground for the Patriot cause, the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill was the first pitched battle between New England soldiers and the British. Although the British claimed the field, some 1,000 British soldiers and Marines were wounded or killed in action.

Three unknown British soldiers wounded at the nearby Battle of Cowpens died here at Limestone Springs and were buried on the land by order of Patriot Captain Vardry McBee Sr. and his wife, Hannah Echols.

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...

In honor of the Minutemen of Lexington & Concord, 1775. One of whom was a Revolutionary War veteran, Capt. Abraham Andrews, 1747 – 1823. By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's...

The home and farm of John Jay, one of America's Founding Fathers.

Fort Fair Lawn was a British outpost in 1780–1781 and was the target of a daring Patriot raid on November 17, 1781, and abandoned by the British a week later.

Large earthwork fortification situated in Portsmouth, Rhode Island constructed by joint Franco-American forces.

Named for the Knight family, the building's longest occupants, the "Knight House" stands as the oldest frame house in downtown Auburn. It is a typical example of houses built in the late 1700s. Caleb...

The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield were small but at the same time significant. It proved that New Jersey militia would stubbornly oppose any attempt by the British to move inland. The battles also showed that militia and Continental regular troops could work well together.

Located near the famous Treaty of Hopewell site, the Hopewell Plantation house was the Pickens' family home and later served as the South Carolina Governor's Mansion.

Saltonstall's Naval Fleet Gun, r ecovered August 1876. Historical Marker Database In the summer of 1779, Massachusetts organized a large expedition to drive the British from Fort George at Castine on...