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Commemorates the 249th anniversary of Sybil Ludington's midnight ride on April 26, 1777, when the 16-year-old rode 40 miles to warn approximately 400 militiamen that British troops planned to attack Danbury, Connecticut

Ludington rode more than twice the distance of Paul Revere's famous ride, alerting her father Colonel Henry Ludington's militia forces and warning Danbury residents by knocking on doors with a stick

The militia she helped mobilize was able to drive British General William Tryon and his troops back to Long Island Sound at the Battle of Ridgefield, and she was personally congratulated by General George Washington

New York State placed markers along her historic route in 1935, and a statue by sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington was erected near Carmel, New York in 1961; she was honored with a U.S. postage stamp in 1975

The annual Sybil Ludington 50k Run has been held in Carmel since 1979, with the course approximating her historic ride and finishing near her statue at Lake Gleneida