![]() Longfellow began writing the poem the next day. ![]() From this tower were hung the lanterns as a signal that the British troops had left Boston for Concord. Climb the tower to the Chime of Bells, now the home of innumerable pigeons. Go to the Copp's Hill burial ground and see the tomb of Cotton Mather, his father and his son then to the old North Church, which looks like a parish church in London. Having, of the North End, who acts as our guide to the "Little Britian" of Boston. The triggering event seems to have been a tour of Boston on 5 April 1860, which he recorded in his journal: ![]() Longfellow’s poem was inspired by local places and historic events, though he took significant poetic license with the historic facts. Dana Papers (LONG 17314) Inspiration & Research ![]() "Paul Revere's Ride," 1923-1949, Research, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poems and Prose, in the H.W.L. ![]()
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