North End in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
North Church Lanterns
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 1983
1. North Church Marker
of
Paul Revere
displayed in the
steeple of this church
April 18 1775
warned the country
of the march of
the British troops to
Lexington and Concord.
Erected 1924 by the City of Boston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1775.
Location. 42° 21.987′ N, 71° 3.278′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in North End. Marker is on Salem Street near Hull Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 195 Salem Street, 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. Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere (a few steps from this marker); Anthony V. DeSimone (a few steps from this marker); The Old North Church & Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); The First Steeple (a few steps from this marker); The Weathervane (a few steps from this marker); 1775 (a few steps from this marker); Robert Newman (a few steps from this marker); The Great Gale of Boston (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
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Also see . . . The Old North Church at Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 21, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2021
2. North Church Lanterns Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2021
3. North Church Lanterns Marker
The marker is to the left of the church's front entrance.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 1983
4. North Church Lanterns signal from here
"One if by land, and two if by sea"
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 1, 1983
5. A View of North Church from Hull Street
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 1, 1983
6. The Paul Revere Statue with North Church in the background
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,495 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on March 21, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 21, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
