Many line the streets for reenactment of Paul Revere’s midnight ride on 250th anniversary

On Friday night a reenactment kicked off at Paul Revere s home in Boston s North End where years ago Revere got on his high horse and made his way to Lexington Various lined the streets for the event On April two lanterns hung in the old North Church setting off Revere s historic ride The signal alerted the Sons of Liberty the British troops planned to row by sea across the Charles River to Cambridge Tonight one of Revere s direct descendants talked about the importance of the celebration There s not a large number of people who truly know what one of their relatives was doing at sometime virtually down to a sparse minutes on a specific day announced Paul Revere III So every th of April I think if I can stay up Wow What was my fourth great-grandfather doing It s o clock In a modern day twist drones took to the sky telling the story that lead to the American Revolution After riding his horse from his North End home to the waterfront Revere had two friends put him on a boat and take him across the Charles River to Charlestown From there Revere will make the legendary ride to Lexington to warn patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the impending British raid roughly a -mile journey