Trail Sites

Image of a split rail fence along the side of a road with a historical marker sign reading Battle of Camede

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.

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.

National Parks

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

State Parks

The Liberty Trail state parks protect treasured American historic sites and priceless cultural treasures.

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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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National Parks of Boston and Partners Commemorate 250th Anniversary of Evacuation Day

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Moores Creek National Battlefield - Christmas comes to Currie Event on December 13

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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Finalizes Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment

A speaker in colonial attire addresses a diverse crowd during an outdoor historical event. The audience includes children and adults, some holding American flags and taking photos, with a backdrop of trees and a canopy providing shade.

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July Fourth Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence

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Gateway National Recreation Area Selected as a 2025 Leave No Trace Spotlight

a 11 story granite building next to a historic brick building.

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National Parks of Boston Announces Request for Proposals for Leasing Opportunity at 15 State Street

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Jacob Riis Park Access Restrictions 2025

Living historians protraying British soldiers rest under a shelter

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Fighting for Independence: Carolina Day Commemoration at Fort Moultrie

View of a grassy clearing in a forest at Jockey Hollow framed by a split-rail wooden fence, with colorful autumn trees in the background. This area is part of the proposed Penn Line Mutiny Trail at Morristown National Historical Park.

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National Park Service Seeks Public Input on Morristown National Historical Park Proposed Hiking Trail

Exploring the history and stories of the American Revolution.

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The Bridge of Defiance

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Flightpath to Independence: The Halifax Resolves

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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.

Historic Site | State/County Park

Brunswick Town

Winnabow, NC

The site of a former colonial port that thrived throughout the mid-18th century, most of the town was reportedly burned down by the British in 1776

Battle of Coosawhatchie, Commissioned by The South Carolina Historical Society

Battlefield

Coosawhatchie & Tulifinny Hill

Coosawhatchie, SC

In May 1779, British troops under Augustine Prevost advanced toward Charleston, prompting William Moultrie to withdraw as John Laurens rashly engaged at the Coosawhatchie River and was driven back with heavy losses.

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Old Dutch Parsonage

Somerville, NJ

This parsonage was constructed in the 1750s and housed the reverend of the Dutch congregation in what is now modern-day Somerville.

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Lafayette Tour Marker, Lexington, Kentucky (KY-153)

Lexington, KY

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...

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Lafayette Tour Marker, Versailles, Kentucky (KY-142)

Versailles, KY

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Lafayette Tour Marker, South Berwick, Maine (ME-152)

South Berwick, ME

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Historic Site

General Moultrie's Grave

Sullivan's Island, SC

William Moultrie died in 1805 and was buried in the family cemetery. In 1977, his remains were moved to Sullivan's Island within Fort Moultrie.

Crosswicks Quaker Friends Meeting House in Crosswicks, NJ

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Crosswicks Meeting House

Crosswicks, NJ

New Jersey militia and Continentals assaulted a British column in-and-around these grounds in mid-June of 1778, just days before a continued series of skirmishes reached their zenith at the Battle of Monmouth.

Battlefield

Hanging Rock

Heath Springs, SC

This battleground was the site of three British camps, attacked by Patriot troops on August 6, 1780. It was a fight primarily between countrymen.

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First Presbyterian Church

Morristown, NJ

Located along the Morristown Green, the former site of the original First Presbyterian Church once acted as the infirmary for smallpox inoculated Continentals

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Lafayette Tour Marker, Jeffersonville, Indiana (IN-125)

Jeffersonville, IN

Whitall House, Located next to the Red Bank Battlefield

State/County Park | Historic House

James & Ann Whitall House

National Park, NJ

A home to a Quaker family, it served as a hospital following the Battle of Red Bank.