Sam Patch
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Sam Patch was known as "The Jersey Jumper", "The Daring Yankee", or the "Yankee Leaper" became the first famous American daredevil after successfully jumping from a raised platform into the Niagara Ri
The advertisement for daredevil Sam Patch's fatal last jump
Sam Patch on his platform at the base of Goat Island
An illustration of Sam's last jump from "Old Ironsides, the hero of Tripoli and 1812, and other tales and adventures on sea and land" (1903)
Cover illustration of "The Wonderful Leaps of Sam Patch" Published circa 1870
Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The largest of the three
Sam Patch
…Yankee Leaper" became the first famous American daredevil after successfully jumping from a raised platform into the Niagara River near the base of Niagara Falls in 1829. Sam Patch was born to Mayo Greenleaf Patch and Abigail McIntire and was the fifth child of the family that included Molly, Greenleaf, Nabby…
Canadian Horseshoe Falls at right
Damage from wind and ice on Goat Island, 1903
American and Bridal Falls diverted during erosion control efforts in 1969