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.

Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Old North Church

One if by Land, Two if by Sea The Old North Church, initially known as Christ Church, is the oldest standing church in Boston, completed in December...
Green woodgrain
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Perth Amboy Bluff

Historic location where Benjamin Franklin first landed in his initial journey from Boston to Philadelphia. Years later, in 1776, Benjamin Franklin...
Hull's Trace
War of 1812  |  Historic Site

Hull's Trace

Governor William Hull was appointed General of the Northwest Army of the United States in the spring of 1812, being ordered to prepare an invasion of...