Charles river
Paul Revere crossed the Mystic River twice while riding west from Boston Harbor (Charlestown). He crossed it northbound to Medford, and back to the southern shore to continue west to Lexington. The total length of the river is only about 7 miles.
Paul Revere went along the Charles River from Boston to reach Charlestown reaching Lexington. From there, he trekked on a strict path to Concord to complete his Midnight Ride.
The Charles River
The Charles River flows into the Boston Harbor.
Mystic River is a river in North Boston. (Charles is a river in South Boston). Mystic River was set in North Boston.
The Charles River separates Boston from Cambridge.
Bunker Hill is located in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which is part of the Greater Boston area. It was the site of the famous Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War in 1775. The hill itself is situated just across the Charles River from downtown Boston, making it an important historical landmark in the region.
The fable of Revere comes from a Longfellow poem written in 1861 and in reality he didn't ride through the night yelling about the British coming. Longfellow wrote his poem on the eve of the civil war to remind people of the nation's history. Somehow the poem became part of history and was put into history books as fact. Revere never finished the ride, his horse was taken away and he was held by a British patrol, but thanks to Longfellow we all know who he is. He billed Congress for the ride and the cost of the horse since it was taken from him and it didn't belong to him. It was borrowed. His one big contribution was the picture on a flier after the Boston Massacre showing colonist getting shot by the British. This was pure propaganda and was used to incite discontent between the colonist and the British troops.
The Boston Tea Party took place in Boston Harbor, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean and not on a river. The rivers that empty into the Boston Harbor include the Charles River and the Mystic River.
You need to cross the River Styx (pronounced 'sticks')
to reach concord
Boston is located on Boston Harbor, which flows out to the Atlantic Ocean. Both the Charles River and the Mystic River converge and empty into the beginning of Boston Harbor, right at the northeast tip of Boston. The Charles River comes from the west, and the Mystic River comes from the north.