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Liberty Trail Events

States of Interest:
New York
Stillwater, NY
Learn more about the Battles of Saratoga and Saratoga National Historical Park during these 20-minute presentations.
South Carolina
Ninety Six, SC
Join a park ranger and/or a volunteer for our Tuesday morning birdwalks! The walks start at the Star Fort Pond at 8am and end around 11am. We do a...
South Carolina
Ninety Six, SC
Are you interested in birds and do you enjoy being in nature? Join a park ranger and/or a volunteer for our First Saturday morning birdwalks! The...
North Carolina
Greensboro, NC
Join us for a ranger led discussion of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Learn how British and American soldiers experienced the battle and how it...
Massachusetts
Charlestown, MA
In 1774 Paul Revere and his neighbors in the North End were forced to make difficult and dangerous choices. As sides were drawn, both Patriots and...
New Jersey
Highlands, NJ
Stop by the Life-Saving Station, operated by our park friends group, the Sandy Hook Foundation, to explore the historic building and visit the shop.
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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.
Battlefield | National Park
Stillwater, NY

The Battles of Saratoga marked a decisive turning point in the American Revolution, where Patriot forces achieved a stunning victory over a major British army. This triumph not only shattered British momentum but convinced France that the American cause was worth backing, transforming a colonial rebellion into an international war.

Historic Site | Historic House
New York, NY

Relocated Mansion of Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton.

Historic Site |
Newport, RI
World War I Memorial at Miantonomi Hill Visit Rhode Island Indigenous people used the area around the park for hundreds of years, and the park (and the hill it is on) is named after Narragansett...
Historic Site | Historic House
Freehold, NJ

This unassuming home, owned by the Covenhoven family, was requisitioned by British General Henry Clinton in the days prior to the monumental Battle of Monmouth.

Historic Site | Fort/Outpost
Ogdensburg, NY

An historic fort established in 1749 that played a meaningful supporting role in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

Historic Site |
Boston, MA

The oldest standing church in Boston, it once signaled lookouts in Charlestown, which triggered Paul Revere's famous ride to alert militia of the advancing British Regulars across the Massachusetts countryside.

Battlefield
Clarendon County, SC

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

Historic Site | Museum
Providence, RI
John Brown House Museum Visit Rhode Island This was the first mansion in Providence built by John Brown, who founded Brown University, was a statesman, and made his fortune in the slave trade and...
Historic Site | Historic House
Clemson, SC

Built in 1716 for Paul de St. Julien in Berkeley County. The house was later dismantled and moved to Clemson University and functions as a house museum.

Historic Site |
Warwick, RI
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. Historical...
Historic Site | Historic House
Germantown, NY

Historic home of the Robert Livingston family.

National Park | Historic House
Concord, MA

In the days leading up the Battle of Lexington and Concord, James Barrett stored military supplies, including small cannons, from that were smuggled out of Boston amid rising tensions with the British.