At East Village Tavern, Uncle Sam will be headless, and homeless, no longer. ... The very popular, regional draw for East Longmeadow — its July Independence Day — will be different this year.

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Uncle Sam is an easily recognizable piece of wartime propaganda. And legend says he was based off a real person—though that may not actually be the case.

The inspiration for Uncle Sam came from a man named Samuel Wilson, a meatpacker who lived in Troy. Originally born in Menotomy, MA (Arlington) in 1766, and he joined the Continental Army in 1781.