Then, in 1912, church officials had them covered up with thick white paint. The angels may have been hidden from view, but they still witnessed Paul Revere's famous midnight ride decades later.

it’s also a popular tourist destination made famous by Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Now, historians and conservators have peeled back years and layers of paint on the walls of the historical ...

A local legend in his own lifetime, he became a national folk hero with the publication of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." ...