North End in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Paul Revere & William Dawes

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009

1. Paul Revere & William Dawes Marker

Inscription. Paul Revere
1735 – 1818
Patriot, Master Craftsman
Good Citizen

Lanterns hung in the “North Church Steeple” gave the signal to spread the Alarm that the British were advancing, April 18, 1775, to capture the military stores in Concord. Christ Church overlooking this ground is now known as the Old North
* * * “On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere
A glimmer and then a gleam of light!
A second lamp in the belfry burns!
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm, -
Through all our history to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
. . . . the midnight message of Paul Revere.” * * *Born on Hanover Street, lived in North Square, established his Bell Foundry on Foster Street and died on Charter Street
* * *

William Dawes
1745 – 1799
Charged by Joseph Warren to notify the countryside and to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock at Lexington that the British were on the march. He rode in the night of April 18, 1775 by way of Roxbury. Thus he stands with Paul Revere as a daring messenger of the colonial challenge to British domination. He lived at sixteen North Street.

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list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1676.

Location. 42° 21.941′ N, 71° 3.213′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in North End. Marker can be reached from Paul Revere Mall, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in the Paul Revere Mall, off of Hanover Street. It is along the Freedom Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Paul Revere Mall (here, next to this marker); St. Stephen's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); John Winthrop / Nicholas Upsall / Cotton Mather / John Hull (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul Revere (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salutation Tavern / The Green Dragon Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher A. Iannella (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir William Phips / Joseph Warren / John Manley / Edmund Hartt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . .
1. Biography of Paul Revere. The American Revolution website. (Submitted on May 23, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Midnight Ride of William Dawes?

Paul Revere and the Old North Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009

2. Paul Revere and the Old North Church

This equestrian statue of Paul Revere stands at the entrance to the Paul Revere Mall. The marker is on a wall on the left when walking towards the Old North Church, seen in the distance.

. (Submitted on May 23, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Paul Revere Mall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009

3. Paul Revere Mall

The site of the mall where the marker is found was once the pasture of Christopher Stanley, who died in 1646 leaving a parcel of land for the maintenance of the “Free School” and thus became the first private benefactor of Public Education in Boston. The mall is dedicated to the enjoyment of the community and to the memory of those men and women of the North End who helped to make Boston the pride of later generations. This marker is located next to the one for Revere & Dawes.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,576 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.