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Route of William Dawes

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At midnight on April 18-19, 1775, William Dawes rode past this place at a gallop. A member of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company, he was the first rider to alert the Minutemen that the British were marching on Lexington and Concord. His route ran from Hanover Street, Boston, to Lexington.
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