TIL that Sybil Ludington, a 16 year old girl, rode more than twice the distance of Paul Revere in order to warn Americans of an imminent British attack.

http://www.historicpatterson.org/Exhibits/ExhSybilLudington.php



Submitted February 23, 2015 at 08:37PM by mrfeeny24 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wvjjj/til_that_sybil_ludington_a_16_year_old_girl_rode/