"The Myth of Samuel Prescott, the “Third Midnight Rider”" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Aug 2016 9:57 p.m. PST |
"There is a great deal of myth built up around Dr. Samuel Prescott (1751-c.1777) of Concord, an important but not widely known historical figure. Paul Revere has stolen the historical limelight and few outside of Massachusetts know that Samuel Prescott, as fate would ordain, actually finished Revere's mission after the more famous midnight rider was captured. Prescott also, according to legend, went on to warn the militia in the Town of Acton that "the Regulars are out," thus assuring that the Acton Minutemen would have their rendezvous with destiny as the company that led the advance on the Old North Bridge in Concord. Prescott's somewhat mythical ride through Acton has been reenacted on Patriot's Day since 1962 and is something I remember well from my childhood…"
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| Winston Smith | 26 Aug 2016 10:41 p.m. PST |
What's so "mythical" about it? |
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