My grandparents and great grandparents, and many more ancestors, are buried in the tiny churchyard where this statue sits. My grandparents are within 50' or so.
Pawling NY.
Odd, I've never heard of her before this meme...., I wonder why that is, yet Paul Revere has been taught as long as I can remember. 3rd grade maybe?
Henry Longfellow's poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" made Revere famous even though he didn't get through. Longfellow was a poet and 'Revere' rhymes better than 'Ludington'.
William Dawes is usually credited for completing the ride and delivering the warning. Very little has been said about Ludington but I have heard of her.
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