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Sam Patch Jumped for Fame From Pawtucket to Genesee Falls
The Providence Journal recounts Sam Patch life from Pawtucket Falls and Paterson to Niagara and Rochester. It details early jumps from mill roofs, Patch's ascent in cotton manufacture, and his fatal Genesee Falls leap with a bear.
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