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The Liberty Trail
Follow the path to American independence.
The Liberty Trail connects the places where the American Revolution unfolded, combining digital tours, on-site experiences and battlefield preservation to bring the fight for American independence to life.
Explore
From the opening battles in Massachusetts to the campaigns that carried the war across the continent, the American Battlefield Trust is building a nationwide network of Revolutionary War sites, called The Liberty Trail, that connects you with the people, places and events that shaped American independence.
The Liberty Trail website and free apps put a Revolutionary War tour guide in your pocket. Plan a road trip, explore a battlefield or discover historic places from home.
The Liberty Trail
Walk the landscapes of Lexington, Concord and Battle Road and explore the people, places and events surrounding the opening battles of the American Revolution.
Explore Revolutionary New York through sites connected to pivotal campaigns and battles, including Saratoga, Oriskany, Newtown and Bennington.
Follow the campaigns that swept across New Jersey, including the dramatic Ten Crucial Days and the battles and historic places that made the state a crossroads of the Revolution.
Explore battlefields and historic sites that tell the story of North Carolina’s role in the Revolution and the Southern Campaign.
Explore nearly 40 sites across South Carolina, where some of the Revolution’s most consequential campaigns unfolded amid the state’s cities, backcountry, swamps and forests.
Discover the places where the Revolution unfolded across Virginia, from the opening years of resistance through the climactic campaign that led to American victory.
Tour Guides
Our series of free apps put a Revolutionary War tour guide in your pocket. Whether you’re planning a road trip, spending an afternoon at a battlefield or exploring from home, The Liberty Trail helps you discover historic places and understand what happened there.
Features include:
- On-Site Digital Tours — Location-based driving and walking tours guide you through historic landscapes with stories and battle actions you can read or listen to.
- Customizable Itineraries — Interactive maps and site recommendations help you plan everything from a single stop to a multi-day journey across an entire region.
- Immersive Digital Experiences — Explore original illustrations, 3D historic artifacts, augmented reality experiences and other digital features that bring Revolutionary history to life.
- Historic Sites Across the Country — Discover battlefields, museums, parks, historic homes, monuments and other places connected to the Revolutionary era.
Don't want to download the app? Visit our web-based tours on The Liberty Trail here.
Preservation
The cornerstone of The Liberty Trail is the preservation of hallowed battlegrounds. Working with partners across the country, the American Battlefield Trust is permanently protecting Revolutionary War landscapes and helping bring their stories to life. Many of these places remain quiet fields and forests — historic ground where visitors can walk in the footsteps of the people who shaped the fight for American independence.
A major preservation victory protects more than 160 acres of at the Revolutionary War battlefield.
Preservation work has given a centuries-old witness tree new life for generations to come.
New historical markers and interactive interpretation are helping visitors better explore Princeton Battlefield.
The Liberty Trail's first preservation victory at this pivotal South Carolina battlefield.
Partners
The Liberty Trail began in South Carolina in 2019. Today, it is growing into a national network devoted to telling the broader story of the American Revolution.
During the Semiquincentennial period of 2025–2033, the American Battlefield Trust and its partners are working to expand The Liberty Trail across 25 states, adding digital tours, on-site interpretation and preservation projects in phases timed to major anniversaries and commemorations.
The Liberty Trail is built in partnership with organizations that know these places best, including preservation groups, historic sites, museums, local communities and state and federal agencies. Together, these partners are creating new opportunities to explore Revolutionary history while supporting preservation, education and heritage tourism.
And the work will continue beyond 2033. Future expansion will allow The Liberty Trail to explore the Revolution’s origins and legacy, including the War of 1812 and other related conflicts.
South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust
The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit corporation established in 1991 and dedicated to the preservation of South Carolina’s historic battlegrounds and military sites. Working with property owners, developers, and local/state agencies, the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust has successfully preserved historic properties throughout South Carolina. The organization preserves South Carolina's military heritage employing a variety of tools from conservation easements and land acquisitions to high-tech ground-based laser scanning surveys and public interpretation with the goal of ensuring the state’s military heritage sites are not forgotten and there to study, discuss and reflect upon for future generations.
The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust has partnered with the American Battlefield Trust to lead this historic effort to protect The Liberty Trail’s battlefields and bring them to life. Learn more about them at https://www.scbattlegroundtrust.org.
Lead Sponsor
The Liberty Trail would not be possible without the generosity of Lorna Hainesworth, Ambassador and National Traveler. Ms. Hainesworth has visited each and every stop on The Liberty Trail, and many places beyond. We are beyond grateful for her generosity.
Additional Thanks
The Liberty Trail would also not be possible without numerous valued partners at the federal, state, and local levels, including:
National Park Service
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
South Carolina State Parks
South Carolina Association of Tourism Regions
South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission
Berkeley County Soil & Water Conservation District
Charleston County Greenbelt Program
Kershaw County
Lancaster County
Town of Heath Springs
Town of Sullivan’s Island
Department of the Navy
Audubon South Carolina
Beaufort County Open Land Trust
Charleston County Public Library
Charleston Museum
Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society
Clemson/College of Charleston Historic Preservation Program
Colleton County Historical Society
Historic Camden Foundation
Katawba Valley Land Trust
Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust
Morris Center in Ridgeland
Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Preservation South Carolina
Santee Cooper
Spartanburg County Historical Association
Sumter Guards
Washington Light Infantry
