tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1890074600317959004..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Real Paul Revere in Newton, 7 JuneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-53311186594896224252011-06-08T04:42:21.924-05:002011-06-08T04:42:21.924-05:00"But I didn’t know that when I started this b..."But I didn’t know that when I started this blog."<br /><br />A true mark of maturity is the ability to recognize when you make a mistake -- or when one of your heroes makes a mistake -- and to admit that it is indeed a mistake.<br /><br />Thanks, John.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-63583642152482393422011-06-07T22:56:30.511-05:002011-06-07T22:56:30.511-05:00That capsule biography of Israel Bissell from Wiki...That capsule biography of Israel Bissell from Wikipedia is <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/search/label/Israel%20Bissell" rel="nofollow">mistaken in many respects</a>. Most important, the real rider’s name was <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/search/label/Isaac%20Bissell" rel="nofollow">Isaac Bissell</a>, and he rode to Hartford, not as far as Philadelphia. But I didn’t know that when I started this blog.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-50382795584718477002011-06-07T19:25:45.269-05:002011-06-07T19:25:45.269-05:00Israel Bissell (1752-1823) was a post rider in Mas...Israel Bissell (1752-1823) was a post rider in Massachusetts who alerted the American colonists of the British attack on April 19, 1775. He rode for four days and six hours covering the 345 miles from Watertown, Massachusetts to Philadelphia along the Old Post Road, shouting "To arms, to arms, the war has begun," and carrying a message from General Joseph Palmer which was copied at each of his stops and redistributed.<br /><br />At the end of Bissell's first leg, in Worcester, his first horse collapsed and died from having been driven so hard. At each town along the way, church bells were rung and muskets fired to spread the word; when he reached Philadelphia, the pealing of the Liberty Bell caused a crowd of 8,000 to assemble to hear the news. Bissell then returned to Connecticut, where he joined the army alongside his brother, Justis. After the war, he moved to Middlefield, Massachusetts. Bissell died in 1823 and was buried in the Maple Street Cemetery in Hinsdale, Massachusetts.bonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547767520204294295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-35071737323544828392011-06-05T17:13:48.550-05:002011-06-05T17:13:48.550-05:00Look at what Palin supporters have been up to with...Look at what Palin supporters have been up to with the Wikipedia page on Paul Revere. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/38678_Palin_Fans_Trying_to_Edit_Wikipedia_Paul_Revere_PageKelly Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860657663421866333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-83995719190061053782011-06-05T14:46:49.345-05:002011-06-05T14:46:49.345-05:00She's now insisting that she wasn't wrong....She's now insisting that she wasn't wrong. I'm not kidding.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391963968436069761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-35004849090185389862011-06-05T12:14:07.782-05:002011-06-05T12:14:07.782-05:00Actually I think he just realized that he spelled ...Actually I think he just realized that he spelled it "Hencock" when he engraved it.EJWitekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796418061787943596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-76545975657788937892011-06-05T10:53:20.138-05:002011-06-05T10:53:20.138-05:00This iamge made my day.
I heard Prof. Martello sp...This iamge made my day.<br /><br />I heard Prof. Martello speak at "Paul Revere's Row" in Charleston earlier this year. He's a great speaker!Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-29941175118854311172011-06-05T09:37:11.249-05:002011-06-05T09:37:11.249-05:00Colonial face palm. Awesome. :)Colonial face palm. Awesome. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391963968436069761noreply@blogger.com