Robert Newman, the caretaker of the Old North Church at the time.
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They saw two lanterns in the steeple of Old North Church.
actually it was Cherokee sparks, a native American who hung the lanterns cherrypopper1 I'm afraid cherrypopper1 is mistaken. Although, not a Bostonian, I have been convincingly told that Robert Newman actually stole from his house and climbed the 154 stairs of Old North to hang the two lights warning those in Charlestown of the British movements by sea just in case the famous Paul Revere was unsuccessful in crossing the Charles River on 18th of April 1775.
actually it was Cherokee sparks, a native American who hung the lanterns cherrypopper1 I'm afraid cherrypopper1 is mistaken. Although, not a Bostonian, I have been convincingly told that Robert Newman actually stole from his house and climbed the 154 stairs of Old North to hang the two lights warning those in Charlestown of the British movements by sea just in case the famous Paul Revere was unsuccessful in crossing the Charles River on 18th of April 1775.
it was Paul Revere and other minutemen who did the warning system in the old north church.
Robert newman
2 lanterns "1 if by land and 2 if by sea"
actually it was Cherokee sparks, a native American who hung the lanterns cherrypopper1 I'm afraid cherrypopper1 is mistaken. Although, not a Bostonian, I have been convincingly told that Robert Newman actually stole from his house and climbed the 154 stairs of Old North to hang the two lights warning those in Charlestown of the British movements by sea just in case the famous Paul Revere was unsuccessful in crossing the Charles River on 18th of April 1775.
Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston), at 193 Salem Street,
Paul Revere was looking for lanterns in the Old North Church. Paul Revere was a patriot in the American Revolution.
he didn't. He was caught by british patrol before he saw the lanterns.
Paul Revere did not actually carry any lanterns during his famous ride. He had arranged for a look-out to observe British movements and display one or two lanterns in the tower of Old North Church. One lantern ment the British were advancing by land. Two lanterns ment the British would be crossing the Charles River by boat. Both paths led to Concord, but the attack route would determine defensive strategy. During the evening of April 18, 1775, Revere observed two lanterns in the church tower and began is ride.