Liberty Trail Events

The mansion once housed George Washington, who utilized it as his headquarters in the freezing winter of 1779.

British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton pushed up the Enoree River hot on the trail of Patriot Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.

Located along the Great Pee Dee River, Snow's Island served as Francis Marion's favorite refuge for his militia in the swamps of South Carolina

With a rotating collection of artifacts and interactive exhibits, the Cherokee County Museum has something for all ages and interests.

Also known as the Battle of Fort Mercer, Hessian forces under Colonel Von Donop unsuccessfully stormed this fort on the 22 of October, 1777. Halted by combined arms of infantry and ships on the Delaware River, the Hessians suffered significant losses.

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

Built in 1792 by Revolutionary War officer William Lenoir, Fort Defiance preserves the homestead that rose near the site of an earlier frontier fort and reflects the legacy of one family for nearly two centuries.

On August 6, 1777, British forces under the command of Sir John Johnson engaged American forces under Nicholas Herkimer in the Battle of Oriskany, resulting in one of the few battles of the war where all the participants were North American.

Site of one of the last contested battles of the Revolution's northern theater that protected Washington's encampment at Morristown.

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

Patriot Francis Marion earns his famous nickname — "The Swamp Fox”— after a futile chase by British Commander Banastre Tarleton

Historic headquarters of Major General Henry Knox during the winter of 1780-1781.