The belfry-tower of the old North Church, As it rose above the graves on the hill, Lonely, and spectral, and sombre, and still. And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height, ...

A local legend in his own lifetime, he became a national folk hero with the publication of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." ...

Boston? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow launched an obscure Boston patriot into stardom with his 1860 poem “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Longfellow exercised some poetic license when he tinkered with the ...

And years later he was celebrated in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1860 poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Revere did not actually yell, “the British are coming!” according to historian David ...

Eighty-six years after that, our country was divided over the Constitution, which then condoned the tyranny of slavery. In early 1861, the abolitionist poet H. W. Longfellow published “Paul Revere’s ...

Massachusetts (WBZ) — As Massachusetts approaches the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, the Concord Museum lit a massive lantern Sunday to commemorate the key role the town played in th ...

The exquisite coffee pot was made about 250 years ago, crafted out of 40 ounces of silver, formed and engraved by the finest silversmith in the American colonies. It is a foot tall. It has a pine ...