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Paul
Revere worked as a rider to deliver urgent messages during the Revolutionary War. In 1775, he was sent to
Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were coming
there to try to arrest them. He was then rowed across the Charles River where
he borrowed a horse from his friend to continue his journey. While in Charlestown he stopped to make sure they had seen his signals. Two lanterns had been hung in the
Old North Church in Boston. This meant that the troops would come by sea rather
than coming by land.
He stopped at each house on his way to Lexington to warn the local people. He arrived in Lexington around midnight to deliver his message. He then met up with two other riders to continue their journey to Concord. They were not too long after all arrested by the British. Paul Revere was held for a while but shortly after released in time to make it to Lexington to witness part of the battle on the Lexington Green.
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Corey, didn't realize the final details to that historic nite. I am interested to visit the places you mentioned in your Blog, and recently on the show Chronicle, they were speaking about the North End, specifically about Paul Revere, the history of Paul in the North End and along Hanover Street. After reading your information, I am going to start at one end of this famous journey and make my way out to Lexington and Concord for the complete history.
ReplyDeleteCorey, nice work on Paul Revere, but did you actually visit any of these sites or take any of the pictures for this post? I also like to always point out that Paul Revere is famous today because Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the famous poem about Paul Revere's ride. Who gets left out of the popular discussion is William Dawes who also rode that night and did not get caught by the British regulars--and made it to Concord first. Some reasons historians give for William Dawes being lost to history is that Paul Revere had written down his account of his ride. Paul Revere also had a large social network, helping to preserve his memory. William Dawes also died at age 53, and Paul Revere at 83, twenty years longer to be remembered perhaps.
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Its interesting that there were two other riders that are barely ever mentioned. Its kinda sad that they helped and are not recognized by many people because they didn't have poems about themselves. I remember the poem even now. Paul Revere's Ride.
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