All posts tagged "Paul Revere"
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5.2K1MassachusettsSix Fun Facts About Paul Revere’s Ride
The poem Paul Revere’s Ride took an obscure patriot of the American Revolution and elevated him to American myth. In 1860, Henry...
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6.2K1Business and LaborWhen Poor Apprentice Laborers Were 2 Years Old
In 1754, Boston’s overseer of the poor bound out Joseph Clifton, aged two, as an apprentice to Aaron Clinton, a brickmaker in...
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8.3KArts and LeisureAmos Doolittle, Connecticut’s Paul Revere
Amos Doolittle didn’t let a little political disagreement get in the way of creating the most important images of the American Revolution....
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5.0K1Arts and LeisureFrom Soups to Nuts – Ten Eponymous New England Classic Foods
What could be a better guarantee that your name will never be forgotten than having a food named after you? Here, in...
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5.7K3MassachusettsFive Extraordinary Midnight Rides in New England
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere took the most famous of all midnight rides in American history. He was famous because Henry...
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3.7K1New England PlacesSix Places Where a Revolutionary Hero Lived
You didn’t have to show courage in battle to be a revolutionary hero. But if you were, it probably took more than...
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