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Travel Inspirations

Fishing

From boats to shorelines and riverbanks, experience all The Liberty Trail has to offer for fishing lovers.

States of Interest:
South Carolina
Fishing
Lancaster, SC

Enjoy fishing for bass, bream, catfish and crappie in the 18-acre park lake. The bream in this lake are catch and release.

New Jersey
Fishing
Elizabeth, NJ

Elizabeth Town Point, New Jersey served as a critical colonial port, ferry landing, and commercial hub connecting New Jersey to New York before and during the American Revolution. On January 25, 1780, British and Loyalist troops crossed here to launch a devastating raid that burned parts of Elizabeth.

Virginia
Fishing
Suffolk, VA

With a proper license, fishing is permitted in certain areas of the wildlife refuge.

New Jersey
Fishing
Alpine, NJ

With a license, enjoy fishing and crabbing along the Hudson along most lengths of the Palisades Interstate Park.

New Jersey
Fishing
Hewitt, NJ

Stocked seasonally, the Monksville Resevoir houses trophy size muskellunge, walleye, bass, and trout. A valid New Jersey fishing license is required.

New Jersey
Fishing
Titusville, NJ

Fishing is permitted along the Delaware River, Delaware Canal, and Raritan Canal with a proper fishing permit. Various species are found within the river and it is stocked with trout by the New Jersey...

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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
Manning, SC

Now under the man-made Lake Marion, British Lieutenant Colonel John Watson and Patriot Brigadier General Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” skirmished in Wyboo Swamp near Santee Road.

Battlefield
Camden, SC

Patriot Leader Nathanael Greene Is repulsed but not defeated in his campaign to chase the British from the South Carolina backcountry

Historic Site |
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...
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
Charleston, SC

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

Battlefield
Moncks Corner, SC

The Patriots Take Provisions and Prisoners in a Surprise Attack on a British Supply Depot.

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

A monumental structure built in 1742, Faneuil Hall served as one of the most important sites of civic engagement in colonial Boston. Since, it has hosted the likes of revolutionary leaders and dissidents.

Battlefield | National Park
Gaffney, SC

The Cowpens Battlefield commemorates Daniel Morgan’s victory over Banastre Tarleton on January 17, 1781.

Historic Site | Fort/Outpost
Bedminister, NJ

Nestled in the sloping mountains of New Jersey, the birthplace of American military academies can be found. Initially a part of a winter encampment, it became the proving grounds for Patriot artillerists.

Historic Site |
Springfield, MA
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 |
Rescue, VA
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...