I live very close to the Old North Church. Every day when I leave my apartment, it’s great to walk out the door and see one of the historic landmarks of our country, and every day there are dozens of tourists taking pictures and tours.
I read something recently that said Paul Revere was a phony who invented his own legend. I wish I recalled the name of the book so I could give it a more in-depth checking out.
I read (here on FR, btw) about an “Israel Bissell” who actually was more the rider/notifier