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.

Benjamin Thompson
Rev War  |  Birthplace

Benjamin Thompson House

Born here on March 26, 1753, Benjamin Thompson Jr. was a loyalist who worked as a spy for British intelligence, leaving the U.S. in 1783. He would be...
Outside of the Concord Museum
Rev War  |  Museum

Concord Museum

From a Private to Public The Concord Museum began as the private collection of Cummings Davis, who moved to Concord in 1850. Initially, he displayed...
Equestrian statue of George Washington on the Boston Common
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Boston Common

A Rival Green Boston Common, referred to as a "trayning field," was a significant site during the American Revolution. Over 1,000 Redcoats camped...
Exterior of the Wallace House
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Wallace House

The Wallace House is an eight-room Georgian-style residence constructed in 1776 by John Wallace, a prosperous Philadelphia fabric merchant. Originally...
Mount Independence
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Mount Independence

Across Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, this site was originally called East Point or Rattlesnake Hill until the Declaration of Independence was...
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Wright's Tavern

Serving Two Sides This tavern, built in 1747, had several owners over the years but is known as the Wright Tavern because Amos Wright owned it in 1775...