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A lot of people think that Samuel Wilson of Troy, New York, was Uncle Sam . Samuel, however, seemed unaware of it. His simple tombstone in Oakwood Cemetery merely lists his name, age, and death date.
Seventy-seven long years passed while Samuel rested in sleepy obscurity. Then his granddaughter erected a much larger tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent stone and brass plaque tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent on the spot, declaring that Samuel had in fact been Uncle Sam. A flagpole went up nearby, its stars and stripes dutifully raised and lowered by local Boy Scouts. Directional tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent signs appeared, both inside and outside the cemetery, guiding people tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent to the grave. There are so many signs, in fact, that visitors might expect to find something big and fancy like the tomb of Colonel Sanders , rather than Sam's easy-to-miss rock and plaque. The county historian told us that there'd once been talk of putting a big statue or monument on the grave, but it ended when an Uncle Sam statue was erected downtown as a photo op.
Visiting the grave of Uncle Sam would seem to be an activity only appealing to belatedly gloating communists or terrorists. But in fact a steady stream of visitors tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent stop by, and the grave's decorations of small flags and plastic flowers are well-tended. Like many celebrities, Uncle Sam appears to have more fans now than he did while he was alive.
In Oakwood Cemetery, tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent just north of the city. Enter at the southern gate off of Hwy 40/Oakwood Ave. Drive past the big entrance house and keep an eye out for the small Uncle Sam Grave directional signs. It's a big cemetery with winding roads, and you'll probably get lost, but you should eventually find it. There's a flagpole next to the tombstone. tahoe luxury ski accommodations for rent Grave coordinates: 42.762481,-73.668111
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