Uncle Sam, long a symbol of the U.S. government, was inspired by a real person — Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy, New York, born in 1766.

After the East Longmeadow's Fourth of July Parade, the Uncle Sam statue was moved back to Springfield, but this time to ...

An Arkansas woman is the oldest living descendant of Sam Wilson, the real-life inspiration for the iconic Uncle Sam.

She has a profound love for Mount Vernons, plural. One, the home of Washington. The other, the small Ohio city where she was ...

If you’re driving through Danbury, Connecticut, don’t be surprised if a 38-foot-tall man in red, white, and blue catches your ...

From the history of Uncle Sam to a Brooklyn replica of Mount Vernon, these tales provide an escape into celebrations of the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The annual Uncle Sam Jam on Thursday brought thousands to the ballpark at Haymarket Park. Lincoln’s big Fourth of July celebration was held at a new location this year, and to ...

Uncle Sam Jam was first held in 1968 at Holmes Lake Park. In 2003, a restoration project at Holmes Lake forced the city of ...

METAIRIE, La. ( WGNO) — Lafreniere Park was a red, white and blue paradise for this year’s Uncle Sam Jam. “It’s incredible. The parish does such a wonderful job putting this together for the people.