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It was right about now, 243 years ago, that Paul Revere left Dr. Joseph Warren's home in Boston and began his journey towards Lexington and the history books.
Before Revere left Boston, he had to assure that Patriots across the Charles River in Charlestown would get word of which route the British Regulars would be using to reach Lexington. For that, he enlisted the help of Robert Newman and Thomas Bernard.
Revere knew almost every son of liberty in Boston, thanks to his booming business and his never-ending networking. Newman happened to be a church sexton whose family reluctantly housed British soldiers to help make ends meet. He had access to the belfry at Old North Church.
