Charlestown Heights

Historical marker location:

341 Bunker Hill St, Boston, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Bunker Hill Street, 0 miles west of Mead St, on the left when traveling east.)

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.