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Mar 21, 2023 06:08:14   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
JCook wrote:
The phrase "One if by Land, Two if by Sea was meant to warn residents that British Regulars were on the move and heading to Concord Massachusetts to seize a cache of weapons .That night 2 lanterns were briefly lit to signal the Brits were taking the sea route which actually was the Charles River.
The poet Henry W Longfellow immortalized the event when he wrote Paul Reveres Ride



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Mar 21, 2023 07:10:57   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
JCook wrote:
The phrase "One if by Land, Two if by Sea was meant to warn residents that British Regulars were on the move and heading to Concord Massachusetts to seize a cache of weapons .That night 2 lanterns were briefly lit to signal the Brits were taking the sea route which actually was the Charles River.
The poet Henry W Longfellow immortalized the event when he wrote Paul Reveres Ride

Nice shot.

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Mar 21, 2023 07:47:22   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 

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Mar 21, 2023 08:19:13   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Interesting--nice window shot.

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Mar 21, 2023 09:15:51   #
Wasabi
 

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Mar 21, 2023 09:38:42   #
AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!
 
That's a really nice photo.

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Mar 21, 2023 09:40:57   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Beautiful subject and theme!!

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Mar 21, 2023 16:32:37   #
DRam11 Loc: Polson, MT
 
That looks like it may have been the lantern used to warn the patriots. Nice work.

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Mar 21, 2023 18:32:48   #
Clyde 13 Loc: Valpariso, Indiana
 
Picture fits the poem too
Good picture

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Mar 22, 2023 09:39:56   #
asicit Loc: New Hampshire
 
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Mar 22, 2023 14:15:10   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
JCook wrote:
The phrase "One if by Land, Two if by Sea was meant to warn residents that British Regulars were on the move and heading to Concord Massachusetts to seize a cache of weapons .That night 2 lanterns were briefly lit to signal the Brits were taking the sea route which actually was the Charles River.
The poet Henry W Longfellow immortalized the event when he wrote Paul Reveres Ride



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