Dawes, on the other hand, took what was arguably the more dangerous route, having to travel ... knew to be on the lookout for Paul Revere. No one knew William Dawes. Other factors contributed ...

For such a fabled journey, you might think Paul Revere’s route ... 40-mile round-trip. Revere and two riders who joined him for this stretch, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott, were ...

“Revere and his fellow riders on his northern route succeeded ... communities in a way that William Dawes did not,” writes historian David Hackett Fischer in Paul Revere’s Ride.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” taught ... He had already sent out William Dawes to take a different route than Revere’s to Lexington, to ensure someone ...

On June 7, 1635, the first of the American generations of Dawes arrived in ... Thomas had a son, William. William had a son, William Jr., who rode with Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, to warn ...

Paul Revere, portrayed by Peter Johnson riding Island ... Concord and carry the warning on horseback, he also called upon William Dawes Jr. He carried the same message on a longer route than Revere, ...

“Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” Revere was brave ... warn Lexington of the troop movements: William Dawes, who rode down Boston Neck, around ...

Friday marks the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous night-long ride from Boston to Lexington — April 18, 1775 — where he and fellow rider William Dawes warned rebel leaders Sam Adams ...

It was free for the public to attend. (Photo by Amber Phipps MARIETTA – Paul Revere, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott rode into Muskingum Park Friday evening to warn residents the ...

We followed the route of Revere’s famous midnight ride ... On April 18, 1775, a 40-year-old Boston silversmith named Paul Revere borrowed a horse and sped west to warn his fellow colonists.

“Revere and his fellow riders on his northern route succeeded ... communities in a way that William Dawes did not,” writes historian David Hackett Fischer in Paul Revere’s Ride.