This is a sketch of cannons on the upper deck of a fort.

Heritage Sites

The places highlighted here — formerly called the Civil War Discovery Trail — are not just any places. They are the celebrated sites and structures that bring the earliest chapters of the American story to life, such as battlefields, historic homes, stations on the Underground Railroad, cemeteries, and parks. Together, they constitute the essential stops on a trail to discovering not only America’s military history, but the political, social and human dimensions of the founding and forging of the United States.

This is a sketch of cannons on the upper deck of a fort.
Civil War  |  Fort

Fort Clinch State Park

Fernandina Beach, Florida | This fort is one of the most well-preserved 19th century forts in the country, and has been a part of the state park...
Black and white photograph of Fort Ticonderoga
Rev War  |  Fort

Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga, formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain, in...