Sixty Three Miles. Ride With Paul Revere

One if by land and two if by sea was the lantern signal that came on April 18, 1775 and began the 63 mile midnight ride for which Paul Revere is famous. First by rowboat across the Charles River from North Boston to Charlestown, then horseback to Concord he warned all patriots with the call “The Regulars are coming” (not “The British are coming”). This route encompasses the present day towns of Somerville, Medford and Arlington. Parts of the route offer annual reenactments of the ride.Want more? Click here/tag
Historical sites associated with Revere and his ride abound, beginning with his home in the North End of Boston, which is the oldest residence in downtown Boston. The bronze statue of Paul astride his horse took 16 years to create and 40 years to install. The North Church, from which the lantern signal was given that was the symbolic start of the Revolutionary War, is near the statue. Paul Revere’s grave is located in Granary Burial Ground. The site of the Boston Massacre is also associated with Revere, but it is not known if he was actually in attendance at this event.
Paul Revere has been immortalized in paintings, poems and historical texts. In the famous words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Listen, my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.