Rhode Island Trail Sites

Monument dedicated to brave African American and Indigenous soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment

Museum dedicated to the history of the Newport militia

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

Situated near the original location of American earthworks, a marker stands recognizing the Conanicut Battery defensive position.

Marker denoting the destruction of the HMS Liberty by colonists in 1769.

The Gaspee Monument is a historical marker and commemorative site marking the location where British prisoners from the schooner HMS Gaspee were taken ashore after its burning in 1772.

This structure remains as the birthplace of famed artist and portraitist Gilbert Stuart.

Former home to Declaration of Independence signer Stephen Hopkins

Mostly intact Revolutionary War earthworks on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island.

Former headquarters of the French fleet in North America and the home of Loyalist sympathizer.

Former home of Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum.

Former home of the founder of Brown University.

Historic armory constructed in 1843 for the Kentish Guard in Rhode Island

Utilized by Native Americans for generations, Miantonomi Hill was a tactical position during the Battle of Rhode Island.

One of the six remaining original, Colonial-Era state houses and the site of Rhode Island's renouncement of the British Crown.

Constructed at the turn of the 18th century, the Portsmouth Friends Meeting House thus witnessed several events, including the British occupation of Rhode Island.

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

America's first purpose-built library that was subjected to damage during the British occupation of Newport.

A noteworthy battle known for the first combined Franco-American operation of the war alongside the inclusion of integrated American units on the frontlines.

Location of coastal defenses constructed by joint Franco-American forces.

Marker that stands in remembrance of the creation of the first colonial navy

Former homestead of former Continental Major General Nathanael Greene.

The only purpose-built synagogue constructed that survived the American Revolution.

Rhode Island museum with collections dating back to the 16th century

Home of the President of the Eastern Navy Board and the headquarters of the Comte de Rochambeau in 1780.

Historic tavern that provided shelter for British and Loyalist troops during the occupation of Rhode Island