Did you see the lanterns in the church belfry was there one or two? There are, many similarities and differences between the historical account of Paul Revere’s ride and the fictional portrayal, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. In both texts, the lanterns were both hung in a church. In the historical account, Revere got rowed across the river. In the fictional portrayal he rowed himself across the river. Longfellow used history to make a more interesting story for us to read. Just like the historical account, the fictional portrayal the lanterns were hung in the steeple of the church. According to the historical account, “The two lanterns in the steeple of then North Church in Boston indicated that the troops were moving by sea across