Samuel Wilson a.k.a. Uncle Sam - Troy, NY
Posted by: neoc1
N 42° 45.750 W 073° 40.095
18T E 608966 N 4735301
A series of well places markers lead to the grave of Samuel Wilson, a.k.a. Uncle Sam, in Oakwood Cemetery at 186 Oakwood Avenue in Troy, NY.
Waymark Code: WMYG2Y
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2018
Views: 2
The grave of Samuel Wilson, a.k.a. Uncle Sam, is marked by a rectangular, rough cut, granite monument with nearly identical bronze plaques on both side and a horizontal, marble, ground level marker, next to that of his wife Betsy Mann Wilson. The marble, ground level marker is inscribed:
SAMUEL WILSON
Died July 31, 1854
Aged 88 Years.
The bronze plaques on the front and back of the granite monument both have an image of an eagle with its wings spread and are inscribed:
U.S.
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
"UNCLE SAM"
THE NAME
ORIGINATING WITH
SAMUEL WILSON
1766 - 1854
DURING THE WAR OF 1812
AND SINCE ADOPTED BY
THE UNITED STATES.
* * *
ERECTED 1921
BY HIS GRANDDAUGHTER
MARION WILSON (SHELDON)
and
U.S.
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
"UNCLE SAM"
THE NAME
ORIGINATING WITH
SAMUEL WILSON
1766 - 1854
DURING THE WAR OF 1812
AND SINCE ADOPTED BY
THE UNITED STATES.
* * *
ERECTED 1931
BY HIS GRANDDAUGHTER
MARION WILSON SHELDON
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