Living History Sites

This building was the home of the captain of the Lincoln Minutemen, William Smith, who led his men at the Lexington Green on April 19, 1775.

One of the final battles of the Southern Campaign, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse cemented the British path to final defeat at the Battle of Yorktown.

Site of New York's First Constitutional Convention, where the first state Constitution was adopted on April 20, 1777.

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

Four Chimneys, home of Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, was a notable Brooklyn Heights house that served as George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Long Island in August 1776.

Historic Seneca town featuring a fully reconstructed longhouse and state-of-the-art interpretive museum.

Built circa 1740, Hopsewee Plantation was one of the South’s major rice plantations and the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr., one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

This home, now known as the "John Quincy Adams Birthplace," was John and Abigail Adams' residence during the Revolutionary War. While John served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Abigail managed this home and served as an advisor to her husband in his public role.

Occupied by both sides during the American Revolution, this home has seen the likes of both George Washington and William Howe