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.

The Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Old State House

A Revolutionary Beacon Among Skyscrapers The Old State House, perhaps the most iconic colonial building in Boston, is one of the oldest public...
Museum

Farmersville Heritage Museum

Farmersville Heritage Museum highlights local history of noteworthy people. The museum tells the stories of citizens who have touched the world with...
Battlefield

Guadalcanal Monument

The Guadalcanal American Memorial honors those who fell during the Pacific theater campaign to liberate the Solomon Islands.
Civil War  |  Historic Site

Rokeby

Home of Rowland Robinson, a Radical Abolitionist who wrote, organized meetings, and lobbied against slavery. Rokeby was a part of the Underground...
Monument to the Privateers of Chestnut Neck
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Chestnut Neck

In late September 1778, British Commander General Henry Clinton, frustrated by the havoc American privateers were wreaking on British supply lines...