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  |  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...
Exterior of the Wick House at Morristown NPS
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Jockey Hollow

Headquarters in the Hollow Jockey Hollow, located within Morristown National Historical Park, was the site of the Continental Army’s winter encampment...
Gun Emplacement looking over modern-day Morristown at Fort Nonsense
Rev War  |  Fort

Fort Nonsense

Morristown's Lookout Following their victories at Trenton and Princeton, General George Washington and the Continental Army sought a secure winter...
Battlefield

Guadalcanal Monument

The Guadalcanal American Memorial honors those who fell during the Pacific theater campaign to liberate the Solomon Islands.
Museum

Farmersville Heritage Museum

Farmersville Heritage Museum highlights local history of noteworthy people. The museum tells the stories of citizens who have touched the world with...