Among the many accomplishments of Boston's Paul Revere was his midnight ride to Lexington to raise alarm of British troops fast approaching. His ride
brought him to a home in Lexington where he awoke and thus saved the lives of two of our nation's greatest patriots, Mr. John Hancock and Mr. Sam Adams ... a fact of Revere's ride often overlooked .
For nearly one hundred years this castle was the home of the the First Corps of Cadets, the Commonwealth's and the National Guards oldest volunteer militia
unit formed in 1741 and once commanded by John Hancock who was relieved of command on 1 August 1774 by Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Gage, who came to
Boston with orders to impose harsh measures in the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party. After that act the unit voted to disband itself in protest.
In the early summer of 1776 the Cadets reorganized as the Independent Company of Cadets. John Hancock, now President of the Continental Congress, was
elected honorary colonel while Henry Jackson was elected captain. The Cadets wanted to take an active part in the Revolutionary War and went on to fight
bravely agaisnt the British forces in numerous engagements participating bravely ultimately winning the nation's independence.
In October 1789, the Cadets escorted President George Washington during his first visit to Boston as president. The Cadets escorted President Washington
again in 1793 and President John Adams in 1797.
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4 hours of bluegrass before St. Pat's Saturday night!
* The Paul Revere Award *
Sam Adams, Boston Patriot
** The Paul Revere Award **
Saturday Evening
The Boton Park Plaza Hotel ... Dinner Banquet
