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Discover places where history comes to life and learn what life was like in Colonial times
in North America.

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Andrew Jackson State Park
South Carolina
Living History Sites
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC

Programs and Guided Tours: Living history programs, including the Life of the Waxhaws Lantern Tour and the Andrew Jackson Birthday Celebration, are scheduled throughout the year. Please check our...

British re-enactors marching in front of the Kershwaw-Cornwallis house in Historic Camden
South Carolina
Living History Sites
Colonial Camden
Camden, SC

Offering visitors the opportunity to engage in history through demonstrations like blacksmithing or brickmaking, hearing our farm manager discuss 18th century agriculture, or touring our historic...

Living historians posing for a photo in front of the East Jersey Old Town Village
New Jersey
Living History Sites
East Jersey Old Town Village
Piscataway, NJ

Living Historians interpret the grounds and bring life to the park Wednesday through Sunday from the months of April to October. Keep an eye out for Continentals and Loyalists, who both make their...

image of a woman dressed in authentic Gullah garb
South Carolina
Living History Sites
Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens: Exploring The Gullah Culture
Mt Pleasant, SC

Exploring The Gullah Culture “Exploring The Gullah Culture” is a unique presentation where that difference can be experienced firsthand. Boone Hall is the only plantation in the Charleston area to...

A photo of a large white colonial era three story house with columns
South Carolina
Living History Sites
Historic Brattonsville
McConnells, SC

Learn how people farmed the land, cooked their food, and entertained themselves in the 18th and 19th centuries through interpreters in period clothing. These historical activities and others are...

a photo of the entrance sign to Kings Mountain State Park
South Carolina
Living History Sites
Kings Mountain State Park
Blacksburg, SC

Visit the Living History Farm, a replica of a mid-19th century Yeoman Farm. The farm has a house, barn, cotton gin, farm animals, blacksmith and weave shop as well as a garden.

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Andrew Jackson State Park
Living History Sites
Andrew Jackson State Park
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC
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British re-enactors marching in front of the Kershwaw-Cornwallis house in Historic Camden
Living History Sites
Colonial Camden
Colonial Camden
Camden, SC
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Living historians posing for a photo in front of the East Jersey Old Town Village
Living History Sites
East Jersey Old Town Village
East Jersey Old Town Village
Piscataway, NJ
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image of a woman dressed in authentic Gullah garb
Living History Sites
Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens: Exploring The Gullah Culture
Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens
Mt Pleasant, SC
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  • restrooms
A photo of a large white colonial era three story house with columns
Living History Sites
Historic Brattonsville
McConnells, SC
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  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
a photo of the entrance sign to Kings Mountain State Park
Living History Sites
Kings Mountain State Park
Blacksburg, SC
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
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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.
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Battlefield | State/County Park
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
Clinton, SC

The site of the 1780 battle of Musgrove’s Mill where a small force of Patriot militia fought and defeated a larger force of Loyalist and Provincial soldiers in a short but pivotal battle.

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General Herkimer Marker (Birthplace) near Mohawk, New York
Mohawk, NY
General Herkimer Marker in Mohawk New York. This marker commemorates the birthplace of General Nicholas Herkimer. Marker is in Herkimer County, Mohawk, New York. t is on New York State Route 5S west...
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Glens Falls, NY (NY-9)
Glens Falls, NY
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point, New York, to the...
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Fort Edward, NY (NY-11 1/2)
Fort Edward, NY
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point, New York, to the...
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Tolland, Connecticut (CT-12)
Tolland, CT
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, Skaneateles, New York (NY-166)
Skaneatles, NY
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...
Photo of DAR monument commemorating the Battle of Paulus Hook in Paulus Hook Park
Battlefield |
Paulus Hook
Jersey City, NJ

A small victory for the Continental Army, the Battle of Paulus Hook won the reassurances of the Patriots and compelled many to continue the fight for independence.

Image of the entrance memorial sign and flags denoting Buford Massacre 1780
Battlefield
Waxhaws
Lancaster, SC

On May 29, 1780, British commander Banastre Tarleton engaged and overwhelmed a Patriot force under the command of Abraham Buford in a dreadful defeat for the Patriots.

Photo of the Barrett House's exterior
National Park | Historic House
Barrett 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.

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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Cohoes, NY (NY-19)
Cohoes, NY
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point, New York, to the...
Gunston Hall, the home of George Mason, photographed by Craig Fildes
Historic Site | Historic House
Gunston Hall
Lorton, VA

The home to Founding Father George Mason, this mansion is slightly atypical of Georgian architecture due to its unique interior design that blends styles from across Europe and Asia.

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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Ghent, NY (NY-27)
Ghent, NY
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point, New York, to the...