The Midnight Ride of William Dawes & The Shawmut Peninsula

Published 2021-09-28
William Dawes and his midnight ride that echoed that of Paul Revere, taking him across Boston Neck, the land bridge that once existed connecting the city of Boston on Shawmut Peninsula to the rest of the state.

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archive.org/details/memorialhistoryo01wins/page/n1…
bostonbasinhills.org/pages/boston-shawmut-hills.ht…
archive.org/details/crookednarrowstr00thw/page/n29…
written-in-stone-seen-through-my-lens.blogspot.com…

All Comments (11)
  • @docholliday5439
    Love the sound of the horse hooves and cannon fire while telling of the story. 🏇🐎🐴
  • @VRed37
    Great history lesson and discovering Revere wasn’t a lone rider. Also watching how Boston developed and enlarged over time was so very interesting. Thanks Mason
  • @barrydysert2974
    One of my favorite lesser known Revolutionary War stories (greatly expanded upon) combined with utterly fascinating geographic history! Nicely conceived and presented my man! When and wherever you lose me, i find wonder and delight! Thank you Mason and keep up the great work!:-) 👍🙂🖖
  • @rickhalas
    Wow, love the annimation of troop movements enhanced by the sounds of battle!
  • @Gpacharlie
    William Dawes is my ancestor. Thanks for sharing this. The story passed down by family is a bit different. Thank you for the detailed account.
  • Absolutely amazing video. Graphics were some of the best I've seen of movements of both sides during the Battle Road. Funny... I drive through the Minutemen Historical area daily and pass the Bridge Historical Site every day as well.
  • @Gpacharlie
    Listen oh children about the cause, of the midnight ride of William Dawes. After a pint of ale, with fellow patriot named Paul, Both men stood up, To answer the call, etc….