On the night of April 18, 1775, a rider set out from Boston on the eve of the American Revolution to warn colonists across ...

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

Two Lanterns for Tomorrow honors the ride of Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott on April 18, 1775, to warn minutemen of Lexington and Concord about the British. The local event will ...

“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.