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The Liberty Trail

Trail Sites

The Liberty Trail connects National Parks, SC State Parks, and local sites with a series of new battlefield parks being developed through The Liberty Trail partnership. Combining the preservation with unique on-site interpretation and cutting-edge digital features, The Liberty Trail connects visitors to the extraordinary events that came to pass nearly 250 years ago and honor the patriots that decided the Revolution’s outcomes in South Carolina.

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Battlefields

The large number of Revolutionary War battle sites on The Liberty Trail is evidence of how important Southern colonies were to the British War effort.
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Historic Sites

There are dozens of historic sites scattered across The Liberty Trail.  Explore Revolutionary War forts, plantations and towns that played a part in history.
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National Parks

Explore sites where pivotal moments in our nation’s history are preserved within the National Park System.
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State Parks

The Liberty Trail state parks protect treasured American historic sites and priceless cultural treasures.
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Ninety Six National Historic Site Announces Reopening of Museum Featuring New Exhibits
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National Park Service Selects Amy Sebring to Lead Manhattan Sites
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National Park Service Selects Amy Sebring to Lead Manhattan Sites
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Opening Reception for Sandy Hook’s Artist in Residence Heather Heckel
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Saratoga National Historical Park Holding Deer Management Plan Open House
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Saratoga National Historical Park Kicks off 2026 Special Events Schedule
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Gateway National Recreation Area Open House
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French Cannon from Revolutionary War on Display at Saratoga
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Prescribed Fires Planned at Saratoga National Historical Park
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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park to Commemorate First Shot of the Civil War
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Wildland Fire Crews Conducting Prescribed Burns
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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Commemorates 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
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Brunswick Town Boardwalk
Historic Site | State/County Park
Brunswick Town
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
A green field inside a wooden fence with trees and homes visible in the background. Preserved portion of the original muster field where Virginia patriot militia gathered on September 23, 1780.
Historic Site
Abingdon Muster Grounds
  • parking
  • restrooms
Photo by Anthony Crider of the James Hunter Monument at Alamance
Battlefield | State/County Park
Alamance
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Exhibit at the American Revolution Museum in Yorktown
Historic Site | Battlefield
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Andrew Jackson State Park
State/County Park
Andrew Jackson State Park
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Historic Depiction of Arnold's Tavern in Morristown New Jersey
Historic Site |
Arnold's Tavern
  • parking
Bainbridge House, located in New Jersey
Historic Site | Historic House
Bainbridge House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Photo of the Barrett House's exterior
National Park | Historic House
Barrett House
Historical Marker in Millburn, NJ, that details the "Forgotten Victory" of 1780
Battlefield | State/County Park
Battle of Springfield
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Battle of the Virginia Capes from the US Navy History & Heritage Command
Battlefield |
Battle of the Capes
Hessian Hill at Bennington by Brandon L. Hull
Battlefield | State/County Park
Bennington
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Historic Site |
Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center
  • parking
  • restrooms
Battlefield | Historic Site
Biggin Church
  • pet_friendly
Photograph of a battlefield with a stone marker in the foreground.
Battlefield
Blackstock's Plantation
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Boone Plantation House
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens
  • parking
  • restrooms
Equestrian statue of George Washington on the Boston Common
Historic Site | State/County Park
Boston Common
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Battlefield
Breach Inlet at Sullivan's Island
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Photograph of the front of the Brooklyn Museum
Historic Site | Museum
Brooklyn Museum
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Historic Site | Historic House
Buckman Tavern
Battle of Bunker Hill depicted by Don Troiani
Battlefield
Bunker Hill
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Burch's Mill by Dale Watson
Historic Site |
Burch's Mill
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Burgwin-Wright House in Wilmington North Carolina
Historic Site | Historic House
Burgwin-Wright House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Caldwell Parsonage in New Jersey
Historic Site |
Caldwell Parsonage
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Image of a split rail fence along the side of a road with a historical marker sign reading Battle of Camden
Battlefield |
Camden Battlefield
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
This is a sketch of a cannon stationed on a battlefield.
Historic Site | Historic House
Cannonball House at Springfield Battlesite
Photo of the Captain William Smith House by Jeff Griffith
National Park | Historic House
Captain William Smith House
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Cedar Bridge Tavern in New Jersey
Historic Site | State/County Park
Cedar Bridge Tavern
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Jane Thomas Black Cedar Springs Tour Stop
Historic Site | Battlefield
Cedar Springs
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Library found inside of the Center for Brooklyn History
Historic Site | Museum
Center for Brooklyn History
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
1828 Lowcountry cottage and grounds
Historic Site | National Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
View from Noddle Island during the Battle of Chelsea Creek in Boston
Battlefield |
Chelsea Creek
Cherokee County Museum
Historic Site |
Cherokee County Museum
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Memorial that stands for the privateers of Chestnut Neck
Battlefield |
Chestnut Neck
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  • pet_friendly
Chowan County Courthouse, photographed by Ted Buckner
Historic Site |
Chowan Courthouse
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  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Photo of the corner of Clermont Manor
Historic Site |
Clermont Home
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  • restrooms
British re-enactors marching in front of the Kershwaw-Cornwallis house in Historic Camden
Battlefield | Historic Site
Colonial Camden
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Tourists ride in a carriage at Colonial Williamsburg
Historic Site |
Colonial Williamsburg
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Battlefield |
Connecticut Farms and Springfield
Battle of Coosawhatchie, Commissioned by The South Carolina Historical Society
Battlefield
Coosawhatchie & Tulifinny Hill
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
The Cornelius Low House in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Historic Site | Historic House
Cornelius Low House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
William & Elizabeth Covenhoven House
Historic Site | Historic House
Covenhoven House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Monument to the Battle of Cowans Ford HMDB
Battlefield |
Cowan's Ford
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Patriot re-enactors show school age children how to fire a canon
Battlefield | National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Craig House, Located on the Monmouth Battlefield
State/County Park | Historic House
Craig Farm
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Crosswicks Quaker Friends Meeting House in Crosswicks, NJ
Historic Site |
Crosswicks Meeting House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Historic Site
Custom House Maritime Museum
DeWint House in winter
Historic Site |
DeWint House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Dey Mansion with overcast sky
State/County Park | Historic House
Dey Mansion
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Historic Site | Historic House
Drayton Hall
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Living historians posing for a photo in front of the East Jersey Old Town Village
Historic Site | State/County Park
East Jersey Old Town Village
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Elizabethtown Point
State/County Park | Historic Site
Elizabethtown Point
  • parking
Battlefield
Eutaw Springs
A green woodgrain pattern
Event | -
Eutaw Springs Battlefield Tour
Evesham Friends (Mount Laurel) Quaker Meeting House
Historic Site |
Evesham Friends Meeting House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Faneuil Hall Square in Boston
Historic Site |
Faneuil Hall
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Federal Hall in New York City
National Park | Historic Site
Federal Hall | National Memorial New York
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Early 20th century post card depicting the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, NJ
Historic Site |
First Presbyterian Church
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
National Park | Historic House
Ford Mansion
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Fort Ann Saw Mill Depiction
Battlefield
Fort Ann
  • parking
Fort Defiance in Lenoir North Carolina
Historic Site | Historic House
Fort Defiance
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Dorchester
Battlefield | State/County Park
Fort Dorchester
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Battlefield | Historic Site
Fort Fair Lawn
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Fort Johnson (Dale Watson)
Historic Site | Fort/Outpost
Fort Johnson
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Picture displaying the entirety of Fort Klock in NY
Historic Site | Fort/Outpost
Fort Klock
  • parking
Cannons at Fort Lee Historical Park facing the George Washington Bridge
Battlefield | Fort/Outpost
Fort Lee
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
View from a gun position at Fort Nonsense, Morristown NPS
National Park | Fort/Outpost
Fort Nonsense
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Image of the Fort Plain Museum
Historic Site |
Fort Plain
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
View of the walls of Fort Stanwix
Battlefield
Fort Stanwix
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Image of the Visitor Center at Fort Moultrie
Battlefield | National Park
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
  • wifi
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Fort Thicketty
Battlefield | Fort/Outpost
Fort Thicketty
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Guns positioned at Fort Ticonderoga
Battlefield
Fort Ticonderoga
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Shot of Fort Wadsworth overlooking the waters of New York
Historic Site |
Fort Wadsworth
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
View towards former location of Fort Washington
Battlefield
Fort Washington
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Shape of the state of South Carolina with red dot showing the location of Fort Watson
Battlefield | Historic Site
Fort Watson
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Image of Cypress trees in a swamp
National Park | Historic Site
Francis Marion National Forest
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Image of Francis Marion grave site on Belle Island Plantation Cemetery
Historic Site
Francis Marion Tomb at Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
Fraunces Tavern in Manhattan
Historic Site |
Fraunces Tavern Museum
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Aerial shot of Ganondaga State Historic Site with museum and longhouse in view
Historic Site |
Ganondagan
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Bristol, Rhode Island (RI-3)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Garrison, New York (NY-11)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Halifax, North Carolina (NC-9)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Johnstown, New York (NY-1)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Rome, New York (NY-4)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Schuylerville, NY (NY-6)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Suffolk, Virginia (VA-10)
Historic Site
General Lafayette Marker, Tiverton, Rhode Island (RI-8)
Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Yorktown, Virginia (VA-5)
Image of an in ground tombstone with black and gold fencing surrounding
Historic Site
General Moultrie's Grave
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Image of a swampy lake surrounded by trees at sunset
State/County Park
Goodale State Park
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
James Williams Grave
Historic Site
Grave of Col. James WIlliams
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
William Flora's stand against British soldiers at Great Bridge
Battlefield |
Great Bridge
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
View of the Canal from Great Dismal Swamp State Park in North Carolina
State/County Park |
Great Dismal Swamp NC
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Depiction of the Great Dismal Swamp by Thomas Moran in Slave Hunt
Historic Site |
Great Dismal Swamp VA
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Image of a swamp with reeds in the foreground
Battlefield
Great Savannah
  • parking
Green Spring Battlefield Historical Marker Database
Battlefield |
Green Spring
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Nathanael Green statues at Guilford Courthouse by Melissa Winn
Battlefield | National Park
Guilford Courthouse
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Gunston Hall, the home of George Mason, photographed by Craig Fildes
Historic Site | Historic House
Gunston Hall
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Image of a swampy area in a forest
Battlefield
Halfway Swamp
Facade of Hamilton Grange
Historic Site | National Park
Hamilton Grange
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Image of the front of a large white house surrounded by trees
State/County Park | Historic House
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Hampton Roads Naval Museum with the USS Wisconsin
Historic Site |
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Historic Site | Historic House
Hancock-Clarke House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Image of a large overhanging rock with a forest in the background
Battlefield
Hanging Rock
  • parking
Image of the interior living room of the Hanover House
Historic Site | Historic House
Hanover House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Detail from an engraving of the Battle of Harlem Heights
Battlefield |
Harlem Heights
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  • pet_friendly
Home of Jonathan Harrington in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Historic Site | Historic House
Harrington House
National Park | Historic House
Hartwell Tavern
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Knox's Headquarters at Newburgh
Historic Site |
Henry Knox Headquarters
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Historic Site | Historic House
Heyward-Washington House
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Photo of the Palmer Marsh House taken by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Historic Site | State/County Park
Historic Bath
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Gemeinhaus at Bethabara as photographed by David Bjorgen
Historic Site | State/County Park
Historic Bethabara
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
A photo of a large white colonial era three story house with columns
Historic Site | Historic House
Historic Brattonsville
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Historic Halifax (NC) Eagle Tavern
State/County Park | Historic Site
Historic Halifax
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
The Zabriskie-Steuben house at Historic New Bridge Landing
Historic Site |
Historic New Bridge Landing
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
The 2nd Virginia regiment charges the British at Hobkirk Hill
Battlefield
Hobkirk Hill
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Pickens Home on Hopewell Plantation
Historic Site | Historic House
Hopewell Plantation & Treaty Site
  • parking
  • restrooms
Historic Site | Historic House
Hopsewee Plantation
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
House in the Horseshoe Reenactment North Carolina Historic Sites
Historic Site | Battlefield
House in the Horseshoe
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Image of a historical marker sign denoting Huck's Defeat
Battlefield
Huck's Defeat
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
View of the Shrewsbury River, near where Joshua Huddy jumped in after being captured by Loyalists
Historic Site |
Huddy's Leap
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Huyler's Landing Trail Head
Battlefield
Huyler's Landing
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Exterior of Indian King Tavern
Historic Site |
Indian King Tavern
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Facade of the Jacobus Vanderveer House
Historic Site | Historic House
Jacobus Vanderveer House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
Whitall House, Located next to the Red Bank Battlefield
State/County Park | Historic House
James & Ann Whitall House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Exterior of the Jason Russell House
Historic Site | Historic House
Jason Russell House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
The Wick House at Jockey Hollow in Morristown
National Park | Historic Site
Jockey Hollow
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
John Jay Homestead photographed by J. Passepartout
Historic Site |
John Jay Homestead
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Exterior shot of the John Quincy Adams Birthplace
National Park | Historic House
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
Johnson Ferry House
Historic Site | State/County Park
Johnson Ferry House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Johnson Hall State Historic Site
State/County Park | Historic House
Johnson Hall
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Sign at Johnstown NY
Battlefield | State/County Park
Johnstown
  • parking
Historic Site | Historic House
Kershaw-Cornwallis House
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Image of the entrance sign to Kings Mountain National Military Park
Battlefield | National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
a photo of the entrance sign to Kings Mountain State Park
State/County Park |
Kings Mountain State Park
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
  • wifi
Old Stockade Kingston
Battlefield
Kingston
  • parking
Historic Site |
Lafayette Tour Marker, Andover, Maine (ME-192)
Historic Site |
Lafayette Tour Marker, Cayuga, New York (NY-184)
Historic Site
Lafayette Tour Marker, Germantown, New York (NY-211)
Historic Site |
Lafayette Tour Marker, Onondago, New York (NY-206)
Historic Site | Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Rochester, New York (NY-186)
Historic Site |
Lafayette Tour Marker, Staten Island, New York (NY-120)
Historic Site | Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Tonawanda, New York (NY-209)
Image of white spider lilies growing on the rocky shoals of Catawba River
State/County Park
Landsford Canal State Park
Young colonial militiamen exchange fire against British redcoats at sunrise in this painting.
Battlefield
Lexington and Concord
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Exterior of Liberty Hall from the Visit Elizabeth website
Historic Site | Historic House
Liberty Hall
  • parking
  • restrooms
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
Event | -
Liberty or Death Reenactment: Summer 2026 Series
Limestone Springs Memorial
Historic Site
Limestone Springs Memorial
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
One of the derelict structures at Long Pond Ironworks in New Jersey
State/County Park | Historic Site
Long Pond Ironworks
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Original outbuilding of Lord Stirling's Manor in New Jersey
State/County Park | Historic House
Lord Stirling's Manor Site
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Lynches Creek Massacre by Dale Watson
Historic Site |
Lynches Creek Massacre
Image of a peacock sitting on a tree branch in front of a stately home
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Photo of the Buttrick House taken by the National Park Service
National Park | Historic House
Major John Buttrick House
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
State/County Park | Historic Site
Marion Square
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Salvador Memorial
Historic Site
Memorial of Francis Salvador
Image of a tree lined pond in sunshine
Battlefield | Historic Site
Mepkin
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Exterior of Meriams Corner
National Park | Battlefield
Meriam's Corner
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
aerial view of Middleton Place
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Middleton Place
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Historic Site | Historic House
Miles-Brewton House
Image of tourists learning to fire a canon from costumed re-enactors
Battlefield | Historic Site
Moncks Corner
Battlefield
Monmouth
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Monmouth Battle Monument in New Jersey
Battlefield |
Monmouth Battle Monument
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, photographed by James Losey
Historic Site | Historic House
Monticello
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Cannon on a hill on a winter day. American flag to the left of the cannon
Battlefield | National Park
Moores Creek Bridge
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Facade of the Morris Jumel Mansion
Historic Site | Historic House
Morris Jumel Mansion
  • parking
National Park | Historic Site
Morristown
  • wifi
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Washington, Hamilton, and Lafayette on the Morristown Green
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Morristown Green
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Battlefield
Mount Holly
  • parking
Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in Virginia Wikimedia Commons
Historic Site | Historic House
Mount Vernon
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Munroe Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts
Historic Site | Historic House
Munroe Tavern
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
An image of Musgrove Mill Battlefield
Battlefield | State/County Park
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Nassau Hall, Princeton University
Historic Site | Battlefield
Nassau Hall
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
  • wifi
Nathaniel Drake House Exterior
Historic Site | Historic House
Nathaniel Drake House
Monument at Newtown photographed by Jennifer Goellnitz
Battlefield | State/County Park
Newtown
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Home of Nicholas Herkimer (AI Expanded Left/Right)
Historic Site |
Nicholas Herkimer Home
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Image of a cannon and the Star Fort at Ninety Six Battlefield
Battlefield | National Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
The North Bridge at Minuteman National Park
National Park | Battlefield
North Bridge
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Old Barracks Museum
Historic Site |
Old Barracks Museum
  • parking
  • restrooms
The Old Belfry tower, situated on Old Belfry Hill in Lexington, Massachusetts
Historic Site | Historic House
Old Belfry Tower
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Facade of the Old Dutch Parsonage in New Jersey
Historic Site |
Old Dutch Parsonage
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Historic Site
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Site |
Old North Church
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
boardwalk path through marshy park
Historic Site
Old Santee Canal Park
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Streetside view of the Old South Meeting House
Historic Site |
Old South Meeting House
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
The Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Site |
Old State House
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Image of a brown brick building, brown shutters and a brown roof
Historic Site |
Old Stone Church
  • parking
Old Stone House photographed by Jay Ruffins
Historic Site |
Old Stone House
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Oriskany Battle Monument photographed by Cliff Oran
Battlefield | State/County Park
Oriskany
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Park | Historic Site
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Image of a muddy swamp surrounding by a forest
Battlefield
Ox Swamp
Home of Paul Revere
Historic Site | Historic House
Paul Revere House
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Photo of DAR monument commemorating the Battle of Paulus Hook in Paulus Hook Park
Battlefield |
Paulus Hook
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Pelham Bay
Battlefield | State/County Park
Pell's Point
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Home sitting adjacent to Petticoat Bridge
Battlefield
Petticoat Bridge
General Philip Schuyler House
Historic Site |
Philip Schuyler House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site photographed by Ajay Suresh
Historic Site |
Philipse Manor Hall
  • parking
  • restrooms
Painting of Henry Knox's Pluckemin Cantonment in New Jersey
Historic Site | Fort/Outpost
Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Francis Marion ordering the construction of defenses at Port's Ferry by Dale Watson
Battlefield
Port's Ferry
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Battlefield
Princeton
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Pyles Pond, near the site of Pyle's Defeat
Battlefield |
Pyle's Defeat
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Cabin on the grounds of the Ramsour's Mill Battleground
Battlefield
Ramsour's Mill
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Photograph of Raynham Hall Oyster Bay, NY by Rhonda McCloughan
Historic Site |
Raynham Hall Museum
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Landscape view at Red Bank Battlefield Park in New Jersey
Battlefield | Fort/Outpost
Red Bank
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Washington's Headquarters at Rockingham
State/County Park | Historic House
Rockingham Historic Site
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Monument depicting Rogers' Rangers at Rogers Island Visitor Center
Historic Site |
Rogers Island
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Proprietary House
Historic Site |
Royal Governor's Mansion
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Rugeley's Mill by Dale Watson
Battlefield
Rugeley's Mill
Photograph of the facade of Sagtikos manor
Historic Site |
Sagtikos Manor
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
St. Paul's Church in the fall
Historic Site |
Saint Paul's Church
1760s era lighthouse located at the Gateway National Recreational Area in Sandy Hook
Historic Site | National Park
Sandy Hook
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
image of two women kayaking in swampy water surrounded by trees
State/County Park
Santee State Park
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
  • wifi
Great Redoubt at Saratoga photographed by Doug Menuez
Battlefield | National Park
Saratoga
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Scotchtown, the home of Patrick Henry, photographed by Larry Syverson
Historic Site | Historic House
Scotchtown
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Assunpink Creek from Mill Hill Park
Battlefield | State/County Park
Second Trenton
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • pet_friendly
Photograph of the facade of the Senate House in New York
Historic Site | Battlefield
Senate House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Sentry Box in Fredericksburg photographed by Matthew Hartwig
Historic Site | Historic House
Sentry Box
American soldiers overlook Boston from Dorchester Heights
Battlefield
Siege of Boston
  • wifi
  • restrooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
Battlefield | Historic Site
Siege of Charleston
Francis Marion on Snow's Island by Dale Watson
Historic Site |
Snow's Island
South Carolina Historical Society Museum
Historic Site |
South Carolina Historical Society Museum
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Photograph of the facade of the Square House Museum by Doug Kerr
Historic Site | Historic House
Square House Museum
  • parking
  • restrooms
St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia
Historic Site |
St. John's Episcopal Church
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Abraham Staats House, located in South Bound Brook, NJ
Historic Site | Historic House
Staats House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Summer cabin of Baron von Steuben
Historic Site |
Steuben Historic Site
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Stone Church located in Stone Arabia, New York
Battlefield | Historic Site
Stone Arabia
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Image of a historical marker denoting the Battle of Stono Ferry
Battlefield
Stono Ferry
Stony Point Lighthouse
Battlefield | State/County Park
Stony Point
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
Stratford Hall, photographed by Modern Scribe Photography
Historic Site | Historic House
Stratford Hall Plantation
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Black sign on a white brick wall with the title of Battle of Tearcoat
Battlefield
Tearcoat Swamp
Old Tennent Presbyterian Church
Historic Site |
Tennent Meeting House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
A green woodgrain pattern
Event | -
The British Redcoat!
Historic Site | Battlefield
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Historic Site
The Powder Magazine
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
State/County Park | Historic House
Thomas Clarke House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
The exterior of Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest retreat in Virginia
Historic Site | Historic House
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Facade of the Tioga Point Museum/Spalding Memorial Library
Historic Site |
Tioga Point Museum
  • parking
  • restrooms
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at Bonanzaville USA
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at Living History Farms
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the A.K. Smily Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Beaumont Library District
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Cabell County Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Chagrin Falls Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Covina Teen Center
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Cuyahoga Falls Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Elizabeth Chilton Education Center Barn at The Mather Homestead
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Fargo Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Fullerton Public Library - Hunt Branch
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Groton Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Highlands DO!zeum
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Iowa State Fair – East Market Place
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Jackson County Historical Society, Pearson Center Hall
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Mansfield/Richland County Library Main Branch
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the MAPS Air Museum
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Marion Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Nicholas County Historical Society
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the North Ridgeville Branch Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the North Smithfield Heritage Association
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Portsmouth Historical Society
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Sampson County History Museum
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Scott County Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Southwest Brunswick Branch Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Spencer Armory
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Wayne County Museum
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Westerville Public Library
Event | -
Traveling Exhibition at the Whittier Central Library
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Battlefield
Trenton
Photo of living historians outside of Tryon Palace taken by Zach Frailey
Historic Site | Historic House
Tryon Palace
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Front door of the Valentine-Varian House
Historic Site | Historic House
Valentine-Varian House
  • restrooms
Front yard of the Van Cortlandt Mansion photographed by Ryan Ng
Historic Site |
Van Cortlandt House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
The Van Veghten House, Greene's Headquarters at Middlebrook
Historic Site | State/County Park
Van Veghten House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Vertically AI Expanded photograph of the Van Wyck Homestead
Historic Site |
Van Wyck Museum
  • parking
  • restrooms
The Village Inn in Englishtown, New Jersey
Historic Site |
Village Inn
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
image of bridge over a river with trees and blue sky in the background
Battlefield
Wadboo Bridge
  • pet_friendly
Exterior of the Wallace House
Historic Site | Historic House
Wallace House
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Image of a large colonial house partially hidden by pine trees
Historic Site | Historic House
Walnut Grove Plantation
  • parking
Washington Crossing State Park in the Fall
State/County Park | Historic Site
Washington Crossing State Park
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Historic Site | State/County Park
Washington Crossing, PA
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • restrooms
Photograph of Washington's Headquarters in Newburgh, NY with a monument in the foreground
Historic Site |
Washington's Newburgh Headquarters
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Image of the entrance memorial sign and flags denoting Buford Massacre 1780
Battlefield
Waxhaws
  • parking
  • pet_friendly
State/County Park | Historic Site
White Point Garden
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Equestrian statue of Francis Marion at Witherspoon's Ferry/Odell Venter Landing
Battlefield
Witherspoon's Ferry
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • pet_friendly
Wright's Tavern in Massachusetts
Historic Site | Historic House
Wright's Tavern
  • parking
  • accessible_parking
Wyboo Swamp Mural
Battlefield
Wyboo Swamp
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull
National Park | Battlefield
Yorktown
  • parking
  • restrooms
Exploring the history and stories of the American Revolution.
Great Bridge Museum Courtesy of the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
The Blog
Behind the Scenes (and stories) at the Great Bridge Museum
An AI rendered image of Moores Creek Bridge
The Blog
The Bridge of Defiance
Halifax Courthouse with 250th banners
The Blog
Flightpath to Independence: The Halifax Resolves
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.
William Flora's stand against British soldiers at Great Bridge
Battlefield |
Great Bridge
Chesapeake, VA

The primary approach to Norfolk, Virginia, was over Great Bridge, which spanned the Elizabeth River. On the morning of December 9, 1775, British soldiers attacked Patriot forces near the bridge in an attempt to seize the bridge and run off the rebels.

Johnson Hall State Historic Site
State/County Park | Historic House
Johnson Hall
Johnstown, NY

The Johnson Hall State Historic Site was the home of Sir William Johnson, the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a Major General who fought in King George’s War and the French and Indian War.

Hessian Hill at Bennington by Brandon L. Hull
Battlefield | State/County Park
Bennington
Wallomsac, NY

The Battle of Bennington delivered a sharp blow to British plans as American forces overwhelmed a detachment sent to seize vital supplies. This unexpected victory crippled British logistics and boosted Patriot morale, helping set the stage for the larger triumph at Saratoga.

Historic Site | Battlefield
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, NY
Sixteen Union generals, including Henry Halleck, Henry Slocum, Abram Duryee, and Fitz-John Porter, and two Confederate generals are buried at The Green-Wood Cemetery. Several Civil War monuments...
Historic Site
Lafayette Tour Marker, Germantown, New York (NY-211)
Clermont, 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...
Old Stockade Kingston
Battlefield
Kingston
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.

Image of a split rail fence along the side of a road with a historical marker sign reading Battle of Camden
Battlefield |
Camden Battlefield
Camden, SC

The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat suffered by the Americans in the British military offensive in the South.

Black sign on a white brick wall with the title of Battle of Tearcoat
Battlefield
Tearcoat Swamp
Turbeville, SC

A surprise Patriot attack on Loyalist recruits is a blow to the British

General Philip Schuyler House
Historic Site |
Philip Schuyler House
Schuylerville, NY

This property is located in the "Old Saratoga" unit of Saratoga National Historical Park.

Historic Site |
Lafayette Tour Marker, Cayuga, New York (NY-184)
Cayuga, 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...
St. Paul's Church in the fall
Historic Site |
Saint Paul's Church
Mt. Vernon, NY

Historic church used as a military hospital after the Battle of Pell's Point.

Historic Site | Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Schuylerville, NY (NY-6)
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...