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The Tennessee Negro Giant – 8 Feet 9 Inches Tall

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ANOTHER GIANT GONE.

Bud Hogan, the Tennessee negro giant, died last week at his home in Gallatin. He was eight feet nine inches tall. His hands were twelve 1 inches long and his feet sixteen inches. The first frost of the season fell Monday night and was heavy enough to kill vegetation. There • was also a considerable fall of fik v . on the range Sunday night.

  1. Loveland Reporter, Volume 26, Number 30, September 21, 1905


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