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.

Thomas Clarke House, located near the Princeton Battlefield
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Thomas Clarke House

Battlefield's Continuing Legacy The Thomas Clarke House, built in 1772, was originally the center of a 200-acre Quaker farm but became a pivotal site...
Cemetery

AMBC Manila Cemtery

23 Medal of Honor recipients, who died during the Battle of the Phillippines (1941-42), lay at rest here at Manila American Cememtery and Memorial.
1760s era lighthouse located at the Gateway National Recreational Area in Sandy Hook
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Sandy Hook

During the American Revolution, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, constructed in 1764, stood as a pivotal landmark. Its strategic importance was underscored...
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...
Munroe Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Munroe Tavern

A Temporary Safe Haven The Munroe Tavern was originally built in 1735 by David Comee. William Munroe acquired the building in the 1770s, and in...
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...