Discover the myriad of sites across The Liberty Trail where significant cultural and Revolutionary history unfolded. From military ruins to meticulously restored mansions, immerse yourself in the footsteps of our nation’s history-makers.
Raynham Hall was the home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George...
Visitor Center and Museum dedicated to the history of Rogers Island and Fort Edward.
The manor served as a local headquarters for British forces during the American Revolution.
Historic church used as a military hospital after the Battle of Pell's Point.
Site of New York's First Constitutional Convention, where the first state Constitution was adopted on April 20, 1777.
Historic inn and meeting place for Patriots and the Continental Army during the 1770s-1780s.
Historic home of Baron Von Steuben, Drillmaster of the American Revolution.
At the Battle of Stone Arabia, Patriot militia under John Brown made a desperate stand against a swift raid led by Sir John Johnson. Though Brown was...
The Revolutionary War arrived on Long Island in a way that felt very close to home, with British forces taking control directly after their victory at...
A veteran of the Seven Years' War, Barry St. Leger later committed himself to the British Crown again to put down rebellion in the northern theater of the Revolution.
At the Battle of Camden, British General Lord Cornwallis routed Gates’s army and captured nearly 1,000 men, including their supplies, baggage, and artillery. There was no organized retreat, and Gates rode near 170 miles north in three days to flee. It destroyed his reputation and his new southern army.
The New Windsor Cantonment Site preserves the final winter encampment of George Washington’s Continental Army, where nearly 7,500 soldiers awaited the war’s end in 1783.
Fort Ontario was a staging ground for the British’s 1777 invasion of New York. It served as a base of operations for British, Native, and Loyalist raiding parties targeting upstate New York. In 1782, the British committed a full-time garrison to the fort.
An historic fort established in 1749 that played a meaningful supporting role in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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.
Relocated Mansion of Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton.
Historic church used as a military hospital after the Battle of Pell's Point.
On August 17, 1777, American forces retreated south to this place as they prepared defenses to make a final stand against the British, who intended to capture Albany.
Constructed by a Loyalist prior to the Revolution, this home saw the likes of officers from both sides of the American Revolution.
