Two If By Sea, the Old North Church

Yes, THAT North Church. The same one made famous by the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The one that inspired the famous line, “One if by land and two if by sea…” When you visit Boston is the Old North Church is definitely a “must-see”. Don’t pass up the chance to stand in the streets of Boston, just like Paul Revere once did. Gaze anxiously up at the tower of the Old North Church, imagining you are Revere. You’ve worked out a signal to alert the rebel group, Sons of Liberty that the hated British were approaching; Lanterns to be lit and hung in the tower of the Old North Church. Ingenious! No one would be suspicious and the tower was visible from a distance like a beacon to those who knew the code! One lantern if the Redcoats marched by land. Two if they came by ship. At long last, the glow of two lanterns shatters the darkness over sleepy Boston. Now you’re off, riding through the country side, waking up your fellow patriots to meet the British at Lexington and Concord, where the first shots were fired and the American Revolutionary war began. Let history come alive for you by visiting Boston’s Old North Church.