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Travel Inspirations

Boating

Discover the variety of pristine lakes and waterways throughout the eastern United States, perfect for any boating adventure.

States of Interest:
South Carolina
Boating
Lancaster, SC

Enjoy small craft boating on the 18-acre lake at Andrew Jackson State Park. Only private boats that can be hand-carried from the parking lot to the lake are allowed.

New Jersey
Boating
Hewitt, NJ

Motorboats (10 hp or less) are permitted on the Monksville Resevoir. Only electric motors are permitted on the Green Turtle Pond.

South Carolina
Boating
Camden, SC

A hand-launch access area is available for private boats with electric trolling motors, canoes and other non-motorized boats.

South Carolina
Boating
Blacksburg, SC

Personal kayaks, canoes and non-motorized john boats may be launched at Lake Crawford and Lake York for a $5/day charge. Watercraft must be carried to the shore from the parking area. Visitors may...

South Carolina
Boating
Santee, SC

Two boat ramps provide private boat access to Lake Marion.

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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.
National Park | Historic House
Concord, MA

Major John Buttrick, whose name is now the sake of this homestead, was a fourth generation American whose great-grandfather, William Buttrick, helped establish Concord in 1635. During and after the war, John Buttrick held positions in the military and upheld civic posts during the early days of the American Republic.

Historic Site | Museum
Victor, NY

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

State/County Park | Fort/Outpost
Summerton, SC

After an eight-day siege, this strategic outpost fell to the Americans, who used an ingenious structure called Maham’s Tower to fire down into the fort and trap the enemy.

Historic Site | Historic House
Lexington, MA

In the early twilight hours of April 19, 1775, Paul Revere rode by this house to warn its occupants, Samuel Adams and John Hancock, of the impending British raids. Already known for their revolutionary sentiments, Adams and Hancock fled to avoid capture.

Historic Site
Gaffney, SC

James Henderson Williams, a South Carolina militia colonel and Patriot leader, was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 and is commemorated here, where his remains were later reinterred and a memorial erected in his honor.

Historic Site |
Rensselaer, 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...
Historic Site |
Boston, MA

Frequented by many influential figures in Boston's revolutionary history, the Old South Meeting House served as a place of public discourse that contributed to the city's role in the American Revolution

Historic Site | Historic House
Brooklyn, NY

Reconstructed Dutch farmstead and site of the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, with local history displays.

State/County Park | Historic Site
Mexico, NY

Patriot spy named Silas Towne hid on this island and observed British General Barry St. Ledger’s troop movements during the 1777 three-pronged invasion of New York.

Historic Site |
Staten Island, NY

American fort captured by the British in 1776.

Historic Site
Charleston, SC

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

National Park | Historic House
Concord, MA

The site of the first known Colonist offensive attack during the Revolution, Meriam's Corner marks where the British column, retreating to Boston, was ambushed by local militias.