Godfrey Nims

Historical marker location:

8 Memorial St, Deerfield, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Memorial St, 0.1 miles east of Old Main St., on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1914

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.