Contributor(s): Author: Paul E.
When in 1827 he repeated the stunt in Paterson, New Jersey, anothe.
Sam made a name for himself one day by jumping seventy feet into the tumultuous waters below Pawtucket Falls.
Johnson The true history of a legendary American folk hero In the 1820s, a fellow named Sam Patch grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, working there (when he wasn\'t drinking) as a mill hand for one of America\'s new textile companies.
Contributor(s): Author: Paul E