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Podcast: Curious Cousins OK Podcast
Episode: Ep 108 Lewis Wilkins the OK Giant
Description: Has Jess got a TALL TALE for you all today…literally!
When one thinks of the Cherokee Strip, one doesn’t normally conjure up an image of Goliath or Tom Thumb or a full-blown circus for that matter, unless maybe you’re from the area and grew up listening to the tales.
Lewis Wilkins, born in 1869 or 1870, was known as "The Oklahoma Giant" due to his extraordinary height of 8 feet 2 inches and weight of 365 pounds. He grew up in a large family in Butler County, Kansas, and moved to a farm...