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Hiking Through History

Walk in the footsteps of American history makers and discover scenic trails waiting to be explored.

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New York
Hiking
Stillwater, NY

Welcome B.A.R.K. Rangers! Here at Saratoga National Historical Park, we want you and your family's visit with us to be memorable, enjoyable and educational. For many, pets are an important member of...

New York
Hiking
Stillwater, NY

Saratoga National Historical Park preserves the sites associated with the 1777 Battles of Saratoga. Follow the footsteps of those before you as you hike along hallowed ground. The grounds of Saratoga...

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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.
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New York, NY

The Fraunces Tavern Museum is Manhattan’s oldest building and the site of meetings of the Sons of Liberty.

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Yonkers, NY

Historic home of the Philipse family, staunch Loyalists during the Revolutionary War.

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Victor, NY

Historic Seneca town featuring a fully reconstructed longhouse and state-of-the-art interpretive museum.

Historic Site | Historic House
Rye, NY

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

Historic Site | Marker
Schuylerville, NY
Following the Revolutionary War, Lafayette accepted an invitation from George Washington and returned to America. The Marquis de Lafayette departed France in mid-June 1784 and arrived in New York City...
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Fishkill, NY

A colonial-era home built in 1732. The Continental Army used the house during the Revolutionary War as the Officers' Headquarters for the Fishkill Supply Depot.

Historic Site | Historic House
Wappingers Falls, NY

Built around 1741 by Adolphus and Nicholas Brower, who settled here and built this homestead along Wappingers Creek. Nicholas and his sons were active Patriots, supplying wheat, corn, and more to Washington's Army and building a shipyard along the creek from which supplies were sent to the Army at West Point.

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Ogdensburg, NY

An historic fort established in 1749 that played a meaningful supporting role in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

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Remsen, NY

Historic home of Baron Von Steuben, Drillmaster of the American Revolution.

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Albany, NY

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

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Germantown, NY

Historic home of the Robert Livingston family.

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Bay Shore, NY

The manor served as a local headquarters for British forces during the American Revolution.