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Paul Revere

 
 
Paul Revere Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 11, 2024
1. Paul Revere Marker
Inscription.
From Charlestown Square
Paul Revere
Started on his "Midnight Ride"
April 18, 1775.
Placed by the Bunker Hill Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
June 17, 1901.
In Grateful Remembrance

 
Erected 1901 by Daughters of the American Revolution, Bunker Hill Chapter.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1775.
 
Location. 42° 22.292′ N, 71° 3.698′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It is at the intersection of Chelsea Street and City Square, on the right when traveling south on Chelsea Street. Located at the entrance to City Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: City Square: Continuity and Change (a few steps from this marker); Great House (within shouting distance of this marker); Charlestown Training Field / Winthrop Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Charlestown World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Court of the Assistants (within shouting distance of this marker);
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The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old North Church (about 300 feet away); Vietnam/Korean Conflict Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
Also see . . .  Paul Revere (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 4, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Paul Revere Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 11, 2024
2. Paul Revere Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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