Statue of Sybil Ludington on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, New York by Anna Hyatt Huntington 

Sybil Ludington

Sybil's Night Ride. Karen B. Winnick, Calkins Creek, 2009. A picture book recounting the event.

Forgotten Voices: Sybil Ludington

Biography Resources

The Revolutionary War Heroine, Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington from website of the town of Historic Patterson, New York.

Sybil Ludington Stamp from U.S. Postal Museum

Sybil Ludington: The 16-Year-Old Revolutionary Hero Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere 

 Did Sybil's Ride Actually Happen? One Historian says No.

Betsy Dowdy

Although there is substantial circumstantial proof that it occurred, the ride of Betsy Dowdy has no written records to substantiate it. 

American Patriot and Paul Revere of North Carolina

The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy

 The Legend of Betsy Dowdy's Ride 

              Shirt interesting video explaining the ride.

              Betsy's Ride 

              10 minute video narration w/maps and explanations of the background of her spontaneous, unplanned ride extending 40 miles in the cold                weather of December 6, 1775.

Susanna Bolling

How a 16-Year-old Girl from Hopewell Helped Win the Revolutionary War

• Susanna rowed across the Appomattox River, borrowed a friend’s horse and raced 10 miles to the Half Way House to warn General Lafayette about British army plans.

 In Celebration of Susanna Bowling  

Libby Carty McNamee explains the history she learned researching Susanna Bolling's story for her book.

 Legislature's Resolution establishing December 5 as Susanna Bolling Day in Virginia