Samuel Wilson, the meatpacker traditionally associated with the American "Uncle Sam" nickname, spent part of his early life in this Mason house. The exact development of the national symbol is more complicated than the popular legend suggests, but Wilson's connection has been officially commemorated. The house is private property, so view the marker and exterior only from a lawful public area.
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: Atlas Obscura