Paul Revere Capture Site

The Paul Revere Capture Site marks the location where Sons of Liberty member Paul Revere was captured by a British Army patrol at around 1:30 a.m. on 19 April 1775, while he was on his way to alert midnight nearby minutemen of the imminent arrival of British troops. The capture site is marked with a plaque next to the Battle Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts, in what is now the Minute Man National Historical Park.

It was at this location that Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott were captured by a British patrol. They detained Revere, but Dawes turned and fled, while Prescott made it through the roadblock and continued on to Concord. Revere, who was travelling from Lexington to Concord, was taken back to Lexington and released shortly thereafter.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Mischa Rus