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Take a Journey Back in Time During Revolutionary America

Join us as history experts takes you on a journey through the past, reliving the days surrounding the American Revolution.

States of Interest:
New Jersey
Historic Tours
Morristown, NJ

Tours of the structures at Jockey Hollow are available through the NPS and free tickets can be picked up at the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center. Please consult the NPS website for Morristown for accurate...

New Jersey
Historic Tours
Hewitt, NJ

Members of the Friends of Long Pond Ironworks offer tours of the furnace area and village area every second Saturday of the month at noon and 2:00 p.m. from April to November

New Jersey
Historic Tours
Manalapan, NJ

The Friends of Monmouth Battlefield offer monthly guided hikes, while self-guided tours are available with detailed hiking guides from the Visitor Center. Along the trails, visitors can explore...

New Jersey
Historic Tours
Plainfield, NJ

The Historical Society of Plainfield offers tours for a small fee. Please consult their website for more information.

New Jersey
Historic Tours
National Park, NJ

Battlefield tours are offered every Sunday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Regisitration is required prior to attending.

New Jersey
Historic Tours
South Bound Brook, NJ

Historic Tours are offered by appointment through the Friends of Staats House website.

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Exploring History

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 | Fort/Outpost
Gaffney, SC

A station constructed during high tensions with the Cherokee, this fortification was utilized by Loyalists until July of 1780.

Historic Site | Historic House
Union, NJ

Liberty Hall was home to trailblazing governors, congressmen, senators, assembly persons, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs. Inhabited by William Livingston, New Jersey’s first elected governor and a signer of the United States Constitution, the 14-room Georgian-style home evolved over time into a 50-room Victorian mansion.

Historic Site | Historic House
Bedminister, NJ

The only surviving building associated with the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment, America's first military academy, it served as the headquarters of Henry Knox during the Middlebrook encampment of 1778-1779.

Historic Site
Charleston, SC

Completed in 1713, The Powder Magazine is South Carolina's oldest government building.

Historic Site | Historic House
Camden, SC

After the Siege of Charleston in 1780, the British established a headquarters at the Kershaw/Cornwallis House. Today the house and grounds are open to tours.

Historic Site | Historic House
Roebuck, SC

Established in 1767 by the Patriot supporting Moore family. Local militia gathered at Walnut Grove prior to the Battle of Cowpens. Visitors may take guided tours of the house and grounds.

Battlefield
Manalapan, NJ

The Battle of Monmouth took place on June 28, 1778, between the Continental Army and British forces, and is now preserved as Monmouth Battlefield State Park.

Historic Site |
Gresham, SC

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

Historic Site |
Gresham, SC

Loyalists ambush a contingent of Patriot militia at a tavern in December of 1780, leading to a massacre

National Park | Fort/Outpost
Morristown, NJ

Fort Nonsense if one of four sites that compose Morristown National Historical Park. Atop a hill, it functioned as a defensive observation post for those encamped at Morristown.

National Park | Battlefield
Yorktown, VA

Yorktown was George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Learn about the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.

Battlefield | National Park
Ninety Six, SC

The site of the 1775 Battle of Williamson's Fort and a critical outpost for the British after they captured Charleston in 1780, the colonial town of Ninety Six was also the setting of a 28-day siege in 1781. Here, Nathanael Greene’s Patriots attacked the heart of Loyalist commander John Cruger’s defenses — the Star Fort.