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Travel Inspirations

Fishing

From boats to shorelines and riverbanks, experience all The Liberty Trail has to offer for fishing lovers.

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New York
Fishing
Staten Island, NY

Visitors are able to fish at many sites throughout Gateway. A fishing/parking permit is required after hours throughout the park. There are also some sites that require permits at all time. Visit our...

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Exploring 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.
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 |
Kingston, NY

On October 16, 1777, British forces under John Vaughan attacked and burned much of Kingston, New York, then the state’s first capital. Though the raid caused widespread destruction and forced the New York government to flee, it ultimately did little to alter the course of the Revolutionary War.

State/County Park | Historic House
Rensselaer, NY

Historic home of Henry K. Van Rensselaer, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment of the Albany County militia at the Battle of Fort Anne.

Historic Site | Historic House
Bronx, NY

Occupied by both sides during the American Revolution, this home has seen the likes of both George Washington and William Howe

Historic Site |
Staten Island, 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...
Historic Site | Historic House
Albany, NY

Historic home of Revolutionary War Colonel Abraham Ten Broeck, and member of the New York Provincial Congress.

Historic Site |
Syracuse, 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...
National Park | Historic Site
New York, NY

Site where Washington took the first oath of office.

Historic Site | Historic House
Rye, NY

Historic inn and meeting place for Patriots and the Continental Army during the 1770s-1780s.

Battlefield | State/County Park
Stony Point, NY

Now a state park in New York, Stony Point once served as British defensive position along the Hudson River during the New York campaign. Thanks to cunning actions of "Mad" Anthony Wayne, British forces were swiftly pushed from their defenses.

Historic Site | Historic House
Germantown, NY

Historic home of the Robert Livingston family.

Historic Site | Museum
Brooklyn, NY

Art museum in Brooklyn that possesses paintings, prints, and collections related to the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Brooklyn.