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.

Exterior of the Buckman Tavern
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Buckman Tavern

The Militia's Tavern This tavern was built in the early 1700s by Benjamin Muzzey. As the first public house in the village of Lexington, it became a...
Francis Marion's Tomb Illustration
Rev War  |  Cemetery

Francis Marion Tomb

The inscription on the front of the marker on-site reads, " Brigadier General of S.C. militia during the American Revolution, Francis Marion, was one...
Home of Paul Revere
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Paul Revere House

Home of a Midnight Rider Located in Boston's oldest residential neighborhood, the North End, is the home to the Revolutionary War figure Paul Revere...