America's 250th in New Hampshire: Revolutionary Stories, Brought to Life
Travel to the places where New Hampshire’s fight for independence took shape. Created in collaboration with the storytellers at Yankee Magazine in honor of the nation’s milestone anniversary, these stories explore pivotal Revolutionary War sites across the state, from the American Independence Museum and Fort at No. 4 in Charlestown to Fort William and Mary and other historic landmarks in Portsmouth, alongside the collections and voices preserved by the New Hampshire Historical Society. Each piece helps bring to life the people, events, and ideas that helped spark a revolution, inviting you to discover the moments that defined New Hampshire’s role in America’s founding.
American Independence Museum
Discover Exeter’s American Independence Museum, where 18th-century buildings and rare artifacts, including a copy of the Declaration of Independence, bring New Hampshire’s revolutionary story to life.
NH Historical Society
Discover New Hampshire’s Revolutionary story at the NH Historical Society, where artifacts, exhibits and programs bring the state’s fight for freedom to life.
Portsmouth Historical Sites
Explore Portsmouth’s revolutionary past, where signers, soldiers, and even enslaved patriots shaped history at sites like Fort William and Mary, John Paul Jones House, and the Moffatt-Ladd House.
The Fort at No. 4
Step inside The Fort at No. 4 in Charlestown, where pioneer life meets revolutionary history and General John Stark’s militia marched toward victory at Bennington.
Wyman Tavern
Once a gathering place for colonists, Wyman Tavern now preserves the history of a Keene tavernkeeper who marched to Bunker Hill.
