Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Female Paul Revere

 Sybil Ludington
                                http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Ludington_statue_800.jpg
 In 1777, 16-year-old Sybil left her home in Kent, New York at 9 O'clock at night 
in order to sound the alert that the British were invading.  She rode 40 miles, avoiding British soldiers, British loyalists, and Skinners.
The commemorative statue seen here can be found in Carmel, NY.

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