Paul Revere
(1734-1818)
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
BORN:
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 21, 1734
Revere's father died in 1754, when Paul was legally too young to officially be the master of the family silver shop. In February 1756, during the French and Indian War (the North American theater of the Seven Years' War), he enlisted in the provincial army. Possibly he made this decision because of the weak economy, since army service promised consistent pay. Commissioned a second lieutenant in a provincial artillery regiment, he spent the summer at Fort William Henry at the southern end of Lake George in New York as part of an abortive plan for the capture of Fort St. Frédéric. He did not stay long in the army, but returned to Boston and assumed control of the silver shop in his own name.
Born in the North End, Boston, Revere eventually became a prosperous and prominent Bostonian, deriving his income from silversmithing and engraving. During the American Revolution, he was a strong supporter of the Patriot cause and joined the Sons of Liberty. His midnight ride transformed him into an American folk hero, being dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem, "Paul Revere's Ride". He also helped to organize an intelligence and alarmsystem to keep watch on the movements of British forces.
DIED:
Boston, Massachusetts
May 10, 1818
Paul Revere
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Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Independence National Historical Park | 520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 | MUSEUM | ||
Minute Man National Historical Park | 210 N Great Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773 | MUSEUM | ||
Old South Meeting House | 310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108 | MUSEUM | ||
Old State House | 206 Washington St, Boston, MA 02109 | MUSEUM | ||
Old North Church | 193 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113 | MUSEUM | ||
Paul Revere House | 19 N Square, Boston, MA 02113 | MUSEUM | ||
Lexington Battle Green | 1625 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02421 | MARKER | ||
Boston Common | 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111 | PARK | ||
Hancock Clarke House | 36 Hancock St, Lexington, MA 02420 | MUSEUM | ||
Boston Tea Party Museum | 306 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 | MUSEUM | ||
Buckman Tavern | 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA 02420 | MUSEUM | ||
Faneuil Hall | 1 Faneuil Hall Market Pl, Boston, MA 02109 | MUSEUM | ||
Grave of Paul Revere | 9W5Q+25 Boston, Massachusetts | GRAVE | ||
Granary Burying Ground | 9W4Q+X8 Boston, Massachusetts | MARKER | ||
Colonel James Barrett House | 448 Barretts Mill Rd, Concord, MA 01742 | MUSEUM | ||
End of Paul Revere's Ride Marker | 180 N Great Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773 | MARKER | ||
Green Dragon Tavern Marker | 41 Union St, Boston, MA 02108 | MARKER | ||
Salem Town House Marker | Essex St &, Washington St, Salem, MA 01970 | MARKER | ||
Fort William & Mary-Fort Constitution | 25 Wentworth Rd, New Castle, NH 03854 | MARKER | ||
Josiah Nelson House Marker | FP2H+75 Lincoln, Massachusetts | MARKER | ||
Deacon Larkin House Marker | 4 Winthrop St #403, Charlestown, MA 02129 | MARKER | ||
Paul Revere's Landing Marker | 9WFV+224 Boston, Massachusetts | MARKER | ||
Captain Isaac Hall Hitching Post | 43 High St, Medford, MA 02155 | MARKER | ||
Griffin's Wharf - Boston Tea Party Marker | 9W3X+QG Boston, Massachusetts | MARKER |