The Cardiff Giant

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The Cardiff Giant


It was one of the biggest hoaxes ever done.  The idea for it came out of an argument.  The discovery led to other arguments, even after it was reveled to be a hoax.
Published: April 1, 2020

Location:

The Farmers' Museum
5775 NY-80
Cooperstown, NY 13326

Sources for the show:

Andrews, Evan. “The Cardiff Giant Fools the Nation, 145 Years Ago.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 16 Oct. 2014, www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago.

“Cardiff Giant.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Mar. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Giant.

Eschner, Kat. “The Cardiff Giant Was Just a Big Hoax.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 16 Oct. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cardiff-giant-was-just-big-hoax-180965274/.

“Evening Courier & Republic. (Buffalo, N.Y.) 1861-1875, October 27, 1869, Page 1, Image 1.” Evening Courier & Republic. (Buffalo, N.Y.) 1861-1875, October 27, 1869, Page 1, Image 1 - NYS Historic Newspapers, Joseph Warren & Co., nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83030936/1869-10-27/ed-1/seq-1/.

“Hoaxes and Legends of Upstate New York.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Sept. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoaxes_and_legends_of_upstate_New_York.

“The Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1868-1916, November 01, 1869, Page 2, Image 2.” The Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1868-1916, November 01, 1869, Page 2, Image 2 - NYS Historic Newspapers, [S.n.], nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054113/1869-11-01/ed-1/seq-2/.

Pkadmin. “Cardiff Giant.” The Farmers Museum, The Farmers Museum, 29 Aug. 2019, www.farmersmuseum.org/cardiff-giant/.

“Tri-States Union. (Port Jervis, Orange Co., N.Y.) 1850-1924, January 07, 1869, Page 4, Image 4.” Tri-States Union. (Port Jervis, Orange Co., N.Y.) 1850-1924, January 07, 1869, Page 4, Image 4 - NYS Historic Newspapers, John I. Mumford, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031675/1869-01-07/ed-1/seq-4/.

Music:

Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Ghost Dance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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