General Joseph Hooker

Historical marker location:

10 Park St Pl, Boston, Massachusetts

( Memorial is on Beacon Street just west of Bowdoin Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1903

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.