Paul Revere's Ride myth as popularized by Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 19th-century poem "Paul Revere's Ride" popularized and dramatized the April 1775 alarm, portraying Paul Revere as the lone midnight rider. Contemporary historians note that multiple riders (including William Dawes and Samuel Prescott) rode that night and that Revere was detained by British patrols before reaching Concord. The Paul Revere House interprets Revere's life and the later creation of legend around the ride for visitors.