Historical Marker
Monica Dickens Stratton
Historical marker location:
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
( Marker is on Scenic Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling north.)
Founder of the Samaritans, USA. 1915-1992.
The famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the story of Paul Revere's legendary midnight ride from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists of British troop movements. While the poem is a beloved part of American history, it contains many inaccuracies.