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Paul Revere (/ r ɪ ˈ v ɪər /; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) [N 1] – May 10, 1818) 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 ...
It depicts the American patriot Paul Revere during his midnight ride on April 18, 1775. The perspective is from a high altitude as Revere rides through a brightly lit Lexington, Massachusetts. It was inspired by the 1860 poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. [1] Wood used a child's hobby horse as model for Revere's horse. [2]
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Friday Evening. After dinner, head to The Neon Museum which is housed in the former La Concha Motel lobby designed by famed Black architect Paul Revere Williams. Nighttime is the best time to go ...
Samuel Prescott (August 19, 1751 – c. 1777) was an American physician and a Massachusetts Patriot during the American Revolutionary War.He is best known for his role in Paul Revere's "midnight ride" to warn the townspeople of Concord, Massachusetts, of the impending British army move to capture guns and gunpowder kept there at the beginning of the American Revolution.
Fred Lynch is an American illustrator and educator from Cumberland, Rhode Island. [1] Lynch is best known for his editorial and book illustrations for The Atlantic, Penguin and Random House [2] as well as in situ paintings of the Boston-area and Italy. [3]
Bolton's blazon is based upon an engraving attributed to Revere's father Appolos (Paul) Rivoire/Revere, Sr. The ancestral Rivoire arms differ in that the bend is dexter and Azure with fleurs-de-lis Or. Later in life, Paul Revere's own engraving differed in that the crest was of a dove rising contourné, no tincture indicated.
The band's namesake and the organist was born Paul Revere Dick, named after Revere. [30] The song "Me and Paul Revere", written by musician Steve Martin and performed with his bluegrass group Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, was inspired by the tale of Paul Revere's ride and told from the point of view of Revere's horse, Brown Beauty ...