'''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in [[Boston]]-area revolutionary groups such as the [[Sons of Liberty]]. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, [[Massachusetts]] with [[William Dawes]] on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that [[British]] troops were coming to arrest them. Revere was captured before he could reach [[Concord]], but managed to escape. His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm Paul Revere]</ref>
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'''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in [[Boston]]-area revolutionary groups such as the [[Sons of Liberty]]. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, [[Massachusetts]] with [[William Dawes]] on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that [[British]] troops were coming to arrest them. Revere was captured before he could reach [[Concord]], but managed to escape.<ref>[http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/events/revere/page2.html]</ref> His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://www.hwlongfellow.org/works_paul_reveres_ride.shtml]</ref><ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/42/789.html]</ref>