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Boston, Massachusetts
The Paul Revere House
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
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The Omni Parker House: Inside the History of Boston’s Most Iconic Hotel
Charles Dickens once stayed here on a reading tour for ‘A Christmas Carol.’
Washington, D.C.
Signers’ Memorial
Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.
Yorktown, Virginia
Moore House
This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.
Danbury, Connecticut
World’s Tallest Uncle Sam Statue
Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.
Carmel Hamlet, New York
Sybil Ludington Statue
The life-size bronze statue commemorates the ride of 16-year-old American Revolutionary War hero.
Concord, Massachusetts
Concord’s Colonial Inn
This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.
Boston, Massachusetts
George Middleton House
Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.
Concord, Massachusetts
Brister Freeman Homestead Site
A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.
Westminster, Vermont
Grave of William French
This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1758 Sun Inn
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Strawbery Banke
New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.
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Benedict Arnold's Lake Champlain Gunboat Is the Last Shipwreck of Its Kind
Preserved in the lake's chilly waters for more than 200 years, the Spitfire now faces a new threat.
York, South Carolina
Colonial Iron Mine
During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.
Yorktown, Virginia
French Cemetery
Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.
Natick, Massachusetts
Natick Praying Indian Burying Ground
A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.
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Podcast: Ashley House
A history that intertwines the American Revolution with the seeds of abolition in the North.
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