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Friday, October 6, 2017

Paul Revere's House, Boston

 When driving in the North end of Boston and you know you need a parking space, you definitely take the first one that you see, regardless of how far it is to walk to you ultimate destination.  It is very cool to walk through this newly renovated space.
The fact that the Revere's had 16 children, not all of them under this roof at the same time, and not all of them surviving to adulthood, but still, that is a lot of people to share a relatively small space with.  He is an interesting man and craftsman and it is well worth seeing.
At 10 pm on the night of April 18, 1775, Revere received instructions from Dr. Joseph Warren to ride to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the British approach. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere and his family lived in Watertown, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston. During this time Revere printed paper currency for the Massachusetts government, and helped to acquire powder and ammunition for the colonial troops. Revere went on to serve as lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts State Train of Artillery and commander of Castle Island in Boston Harbor. Revere and his troops saw little action at this post, but they did participate in minor expeditions to Newport, Rhode Island and Worcester, Mass. Revere’s rather undistinguished military career ended with the failed Penobscot expedition in 1779.

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