The Sam Patch - Pittsford, NY - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

After the Erie Canal was completed, many people traveled to this region by way of canal boats instead of stage coach or wagon. This mode of transport was responsible for much of the migration and expansion that took place here in the early 1800s.

The namesake for this boat was a famous American daredevil (1807 - November 13, 1829). He first lept from Passaic Falls, New Jersey, and is thought to be the first to survive an attempt to go over the Niagara Falls. He jumped the 98-foot High Falls of Rochester once, however he failed to surface after his second attempt. Though his fatal leap was on November 13, 1829, his body wasn't found until St Patricks day the following year.

The sister vessel, the Mary Jemison, also run by the non-profit Corn Hill Navigation, is an authentic restored wooden packet boat, which plies tours at Corn Hill Landing in Rochester, from the Genesee River to the Erie Canal (visit link) . She was rechristined after her restoration after a regionally famous Scottish imigrant who was captured in Pennsylvania in 1758 during the French and Indian Wars and lived as a captive/slave. She was sold to two women of the Seneca nation, and lived out much of her life at the Seneca Council House within the boundaries of what is now Letchworth State Park.

Where is original located?: Corn Hill Landing, Rochester, NY Where is this replica located?: Schoen Place, Pittsford Who created the original?: unknown Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1821-1835 Internet Link about Original: Not listed

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