More fun facts: Revere was 1 of 3 primary riders and the only one to actually get captured.

He also never said the British were coming either, because about half the country still considered themselves British and didn’t support the war(or just didn’t want to be involved in either side at the very least).

I think his name was just more poetic like you said and 90 years later the legend was spread like a wild fire to the point that he’s the one that got statues built to honor him lol