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.

Map depicting the land surrounding Brooklyn
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Historic Brooklyn

The Battle of Brooklyn was not only one of the largest battles in the entire Revolutionary War, it was also one of the costliest defeats for the...
Paulus Hook Monument with Signs
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Paulus Hook

A small, but monumental victory: Paulus Hook, now part of Jersey City, was a strategic location during the American Revolution. The area, surrounded...
Fort Preble
Fort

Fort Preble

Built in 1808, this fort was meant to protect Portland from the British as tensions were rising with them during this period before the War of 1812...