The fundamental reason for this is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride." As I previously indicated, this poem elevated Revere from obscurity to the role of the story's lone hero. Prescott and Dawes were also left out. Because of the poem's popularity, many people taught a fictitious rendition of what transpired as reality. In this case, they believed that it was three men who rode away from Boston on the night of April 18-19, 1775. The truth is that there were actually four riders out on that midnight ride. The exclusion of Paul Revere from Longfellow's poem is probably why some people think he was not included. However, this is not something that can be definitively said to be true because we do not have any records indicating that anyone else was involved in the ride besides these four men. Even though Paul Revere was not included in "Paul Revere's Ride," the fact that he has been immortalized in such a famous poem makes him one of the most important people in American history. His involvement with the American Revolution led to the creation of the United States Marine Corps as we know it today!