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Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American [2] and Canadian folklore. [3] His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, [4] [5] and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet and working animal.
Paul Bunyan is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) tall and measures 5 feet (1.5 m) across at his base. From toe to heel, Paul Bunyan measures 3 feet (0.91 m). Babe the Blue Ox is about 10 feet (3 m) tall and 8 feet (2.4 m) across at the front hooves. From nose to tail, Babe measures about 23 feet (7.0 m).
Known for his great height and his ring name Paul Bunyan, in 2014 he was described as the second tallest professional wrestler in history. [2] Career
The Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum at Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) has statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. The Rumford, Maine visitor center is home to giant statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. In Stony Point, New York at local Scout Camp Bullowa, there is a 18 foot tall statue at the southern entrance. There is also a ...
A fiberglass Paul Bunyan statue stood at 1471 Rocky Creek Road, just 10 minutes away from the giant cowboy at the Phillips 66 Gas Station on Hartley Bridge Road.
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: 5.5: 18: Cyril M. Dickenson (Bunyan) Jim Payton (Babe) Bunyan 1937 Babe 1939: Bemidji, Minnesota: concrete and plaster: Bunyan stands upon a 0.4 m (1.5 ft) base. Total monument height: 5.9 m (19.5 ft) [54] Illustrious Brother George Washington: 5.26: 17.25: Bryant Baker: 1950: George Washington Masonic National ...
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox (Bemidji, Minnesota) Built in 1937 as a way to celebrate the Bemidji Winter Carnival, Paul Bunyan and Babe were an immediate tourist sensation when unveiled!
The word giant is first attested in 1297 from ... "It is generally admitted today that Paul Bunyan was a synthetic figure conceived by advertising ... Six miles tall