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Uncle Sam
Posted by Helmbold's Market onResidents of Troy have reason to feel extra patriotic. Did you know that our nation's symbol of Uncle Sam was actually based on a butcher from Troy, New York? Here's the story. Born on September 13, 1766 in Arlington, Massachusetts, Samuel L. Wilson was the seventh son of thirteen children....
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