Minuteman
The weekend I was in Boston was Patriot's Day weekend - the anniversary of Paul Revere's ride and the start of the Revolutionary War. This is the statue of John Parker, captain of the Lexington militia, on Lexington Green. I missed battle re-enactment on the green as it was conducted at the historically accurate time of 5:45 a.m.
"Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere."
Grade school flashbacks!
Posted by:cheryl | April 30, 2008 at 07:34 PM
We saw Paul Revere riding his horse on Monday on our way out for lunch. Just a guy dressed up on a horse with a few cars behind him. One was the electric company and I don't think they had anything to do with Paul.
Posted by:judy Petrie | April 30, 2008 at 07:58 PM
One thing Wordsworth and our grade school teachers gloss over is that the Minutemen spent the night before the battle in a tavern. I'd guess they were well soused at the time of battle.
Were the British chasing Revere?
Posted by:Joe | April 30, 2008 at 09:15 PM