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.

Rev War  |  Museum

Tryon Palace

Tyron Palace was originally built several years prior to the American Revolution as a governor's palace for British official William Tyron. The rebels...
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...
Facade of the Cornelius Low House
Rev War  |  Museum

Cornelius Low House

A House Divided: ​ The Cornelius Low House, constructed in 1741 by merchant Cornelius Low, stands as a premier example of Georgian architecture in New...
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...
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...