Chris struggled to remember the layout of the North End until picturing the only logical escape route. His plan was almost immediately thwarted. The entrance gate to the Old North Church was padlocked. This National Historic Landmark – built in 1723 – is famous for displaying two lanterns in the steeple on April 18, 1775, at the request of Paul Revere. The signal warned patriots in Charlestown of the advancing British troops. The American Revolutionary War started the next day in Lexington.
