Sam Patch (1799-1829), “The Yankee Leaper,” earned his epithet — in his 30-year lifetime he jumped from the following points:

• Mill dam, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Passaic Falls, New Jersey
• Miscellaneous bridges, factory walls, ships’ masts
• Niagara Falls, New York
• Upper Falls, Rochester, New York

That last one attracted a crowd of 8,000 — Upper Falls is 99 feet high. The first attempt went fine, but on the followup he dislocated both shoulders and drowned. His grave marker says “Sam Patch — Such Is Fame.”