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 â€” 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.

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Naval War College Museum

Explore the history of naval power in New England and across the United States on the campus of the Naval War College.
State v. Will NC-022 Historical Marker, Tarboro, N.C.
Civil War  |  Historic Site

State v. Will

Here in 1834, at what was then known as Walnut Creek, a plantation owned by James Battle, acts of resistance and violence led to legal action...
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Gilbert Stuart Museum

The former home and birthplace of portraitist the famed portraitist Gilbert Stuart who immortalized Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe...