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Place where Skeleton was foundCity or area skeleton was foundSize of skeleton URL or web page foundName of people who found SkeletonWho has possession of the skeleton Smithsonian or other Musuem, or a personNotesStateFrequency
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12/16/2014 21:19:46Indianapolis Journal7/25/1852IndianaMadisonOver 7 ft.
Dr. W.A. Collins dug up old Indian chief who was shaman that died in recent years and was buried. He hired young men to dig it up and clean it and then mount in in a display as the largest skeleton in America.
Dr. W.A. Collins
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1/14/2015 8:34:20
Sangamo Journal / Illinois State Journal
12/3/1856OhioEast Wheeling10'9"
Mr. Micham, of East Wheeling, Ohio, has exhumed from his vineyard a human skeleton ten feet and nine inches long. Its jaws andteeth wore almost as large as those of a horse. So says an exchange. We should like to witness an examination of that wondrous skeleton by Professor Agassiz.
Mr. Micham
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12/20/2014 22:22:32The Somerset press2/19/1875TexasSmileys Crossing15'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038088/1875-02-19/ed-1/seq-4/
5
1/25/2015 13:49:39
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser
1/8/1876CaliforniaSMITHSONIANLouisiana1
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12/16/2014 6:48:39Oregon City enterprise2/28/1878OregonLake County8'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn94052321/1878-02-28/ed-1/seq-3/Amos N. KingAmos N. King
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12/26/2014 15:05:02Indianapolis Indiana State Sentinel5/31/1882MinnesotaSt. PaulHugehttp://newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/indianapolis/indianapolis-indiana-state-sentinel/1882/05-31/Page-2Historical Society of Minnesota
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12/18/2014 11:50:15Fort Worth daily gazette8/15/1883MissouriSt. Joe12'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064205/1883-08-15/ed-1/seq-7/JH Hainly John W. HannonJH Hainly
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12/19/2014 11:34:35The Benton weekly record9/15/1883IndianaShelbyville9'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85053148/1883-09-15/ed-1/seq-6/George ArnoldCasts made placed in State CollegeSouth Dakota2
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12/19/2014 9:41:31The Daily bulletin5/22/1884West VirginiaCharlston Kanawha River Valley7'6"http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016412/1884-05-22/ed-1/seq-4/P.W. NorrisNational Museum in Washington DC
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1/4/2015 20:43:57
The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser
9/5/1884Minnesota sauk rapids10' 9.5" http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/90144821?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=
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2/20/2015 8:27:08Advocate (Melbourne, Vic8/15/1885AlaskaHomer
several 9 foot plus found with pottery weapons pipes found from mounds
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/170311154
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12/16/2014 13:49:33The Eugene City guard9/24/1886CaliforniaAlemeda6 very large skeletonshttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022653/1886-09-25/ed-1/seq-3/Illinois1
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12/25/2014 0:18:31Cardiff Times4/13/1887Great BritianMerthyrgianthttp://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3423512/ART129
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12/20/2014 22:01:32Bismarck weekly tribune4/20/1888IndianaJeffersonville10'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042588/1888-04-20/ed-1/seq-4/
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12/16/2014 14:05:12The Oregon scout10/17/1889MontanaBelt Mountains9'6"http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn93051670/1889-10-17/ed-1/seq-7/
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12/26/2014 18:52:05
The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser
11/15/1889CanadaThamsville neat Thames river9'8"http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/105727877?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits= Clarence BartoganMaryland3
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12/25/2014 0:01:12Carmarthen Journal 4/11/1890Great Britian7'http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3761340/ART62Catonianatomical museum of rome
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12/27/2014 11:56:25Freeman's Journal1/3/1891EuropeFrance Castlenau, near Montpellier11' and 7' Legend says a giant lived herehttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/115567239?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=M. de LapongeMinnesota4
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12/28/2014 15:25:21The Indianapolis journal7/24/1891Montana?9 feetnebraska state journal?
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1/9/2015 19:38:04Ogden Standard8/26/1891UtahJordan8'6http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ogden3/id/43979/show/44040/rec/239W F sheltonW F shelton
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12/16/2014 21:29:28Connersville Daily Examiner 9/25/1891MinnesotaGravel pit outside Battle Lake Over 8 ft. with teeth and skull twice the size of a normal humanhttp://newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/connersville/connersville-daily-examiner/1891/09-25/Workmen digging gravel at Thore Glende FarmTaken to St. Louis by Dr. L.D. JohnsonEurope4
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12/28/2014 15:43:15
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., November 23
11/23/1891Kentuckyglaskow reports10 foot??West Virginia1
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1/28/2015 6:51:12The Hartford republican12/18/1891Kentuckyfayette county8'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069313/1891-12-18/ed-1/seq-2/
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12/20/2014 22:18:49The Wheeling daily intelligencer8/19/1892GeorgiaBrunswick9'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026844/1892-08-19/ed-1/seq-4/Missouri2
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12/16/2014 6:59:08Oregon courier4/23/1894EuropeMenton Francelargehttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063695/1894-03-23/ed-1/seq-4/
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12/20/2014 22:39:46Daily public ledger6/3/1895Indiana
valparaiso Dune Park on Shore of Lake Michigan
7;2"http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069117/1895-06-03/ed-1/seq-3/Texas3
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1/26/2015 17:59:10The Anderson intelligencer12/4/1895LouisianaNew Orleans9' mummyhttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026965/1895-12-04/ed-1/seq-1/Bailiff Barnes, of Judge Edgar Orr's Court Ed ReedyDr. Priorleau and Professor Steele, of the Smithsonian institution, and Dr Lucas all of SmithsonianWisconsin1
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12/28/2014 7:07:42
San Francisco Call, Volume 79, Number 56, 25 January 1896
1/25/1896Californiasan diego8 ft 4 "exhibitor"Marshal Fred Rawson from Berkley
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12/27/2014 11:28:09Morning Bulletin2/16/1897CaliforniaChannel Islands7' many foundhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52520947?searchTerm=giant%20catalina%20skeleton&searchLimits=Charles Fredrick HoldenIowa1
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12/20/2014 21:57:51Daily public ledger5/31/1897Ohiochillicothe8'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069117/1897-05-31/ed-1/seq-4/Dr. LoveberryOhio state university
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12/27/2014 19:28:16Riverine Herald 1/28/1898Maryland
Frederick County, near Antietam Creek
7' two with leg bones as thick as horseshttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/114960155?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=
Dr Philip. R. Uhler president of Marlyland Academy of Sciences and provost of the Peabody Institute
South America2
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1/28/2015 6:40:40Perrysburg journal6/16/1898Ohio Port Jefferson along Lake Erie7'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87076843/1898-07-16/ed-1/seq-5/
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12/16/2014 7:07:27The Eugene City guard6/18/1898ArkansasLittle Rock7' 4"http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022653/1898-06-18/ed-1/seq-9/Mr. Rixie has the sword and HelmetMr. Rixie has the sword and HelmetCalifornia11
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12/20/2014 22:45:29Essex County herald10/6/1899OhioAkron10'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023416/1899-10-06/ed-1/seq-1/
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1/26/2015 20:30:32The Saint Paul globe10/23/1899South DakotaSouix Falls9 deifferent skeletons 8-9 foot tallhttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1899-10-23/ed-1/seq-3/
SH Elliott very unique pipes and other found with skeletons
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1/25/2015 20:57:29New Ulm review9/12/1900MichiganRogers Park on Lake Michigan7'4"http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89081128/1900-09-12/ed-1/seq-7/Joseph and Charles EverettDr. John Klein then given to leipsic universityGreat Britian10
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1/25/2015 8:10:34Mount Pleasant Daily News10/12/1900ArizonaPhoenix8' AztecDr. MoorheadDr. MoorheadArkansas1
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1/4/2015 19:38:19Examiner2/22/1901AsiaDwina River Northern Russia10'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/35390061?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=Professor W. P. AmmnlizkiPalneontological Museum, in St. PetersburgFlorida1
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12/20/2014 22:35:46Albuquerque weekly citizen2/8/1902NevadaMesa Ricahttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92070464/1902-02-08/ed-1/seq-5/Luciano QuintanaLa Voz de Pueblo
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1/10/2015 21:58:01Salt Lake Herald8/24/1902UtahBeaver7 to 8 foothttp://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/slherald2/id/51641/show/51812/rec/354James Valentine and Titus Greenwood
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12/16/2014 7:02:07The Bend bulletin4/10/1903OregonPrineville on McKay Creeklarge skull with hornshttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088235/1903-04-10/ed-1/seq-2/Thomas AdkinsThomas Adkins
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12/28/2014 15:10:46Barbour County index8/26/1903Indianavarious7 and 8 footersmedical collegesmedical collegesUtah3
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12/26/2014 16:45:02Singleton Argus9/26/1903Great BritianHolbeach7'2"http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/79378793?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=Stukeloy
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12/20/2014 22:09:20The Taney County republican2/25/1904Nevadawinnemucca11'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89067390/1904-02-25/ed-1/seq-3/Dr. Samuels
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12/21/2014 8:15:10Sandusky Star4/6/1904Ohiospringfield8'http://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/sandusky/sandusky-star/1904/04-06/Page-5
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12/16/2014 13:29:42The Oregon daily journal5/20/1905Canada
40 miles from North of the mouth of the Big Fork river whlch emptles Into the Rainy Northern Minnesota
largehttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1905-05-20/ed-1/seq-3/University of Toronto
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12/27/2014 19:18:26Albury Banner and Wodonga Express10/27/1905MarylandChoptank River7'6" several others close to 8' Maryland Academy of ScienceCanada3
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12/15/2014 21:08:44The Oregon daily journal1/7/1906CaliforniaSan Jose3 times size of manhttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1906-01-07/ed-1/seq-9/Alfred Bowen, Charles SimardnoHawaii2
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1/9/2015 20:06:34Ogden Standard 2/23/1906Indiana
Henry County in Gravel pit 63 total skeletons
Large with large bumps on the skullhttp://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ogden9/id/36881/show/36941/rec/252mr C B Thompson of Newcastle
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12/18/2014 13:31:44The Hood River glacier.3/15/1906South AmericaTierra del Fuego, Argentina6 & 6 1/2 feet alivehttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn97071110/1906-03-15/ed-1/seq-3/> "scientists" "scientists"
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1/11/2015 12:38:02Salt Lake Telegram8/27/1906VirginiaAlexandria 7'http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/tgm31/id/93737/show/93568/rec/521
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12/16/2014 6:37:57Heppner gazette10/3/1907South DakotaOacoma7'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn94049698/1907-10-03/ed-1/seq-2/
gravel pit from which the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad Company
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12/22/2014 22:37:20New North7/23/1908WisconsinPelican Lake8'http://newspaperarchive.com/us/wisconsin/rhinelander/new-north/1908/07-23/L.H. Eaton Geo Patton
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12/25/2014 20:33:53
Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent
1/8/1909Great BritianEuston 9 foot 2 1/2http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3608600/ART50Sergt. Hughesalive
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12/19/2014 14:56:24The Daily Ardmoreite2/4/1909MexicoMexico City15'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042303/1909-02-04/ed-1/seq-8/Romulu LunaNational Museum of MexicoAsia4
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12/16/2014 14:08:46Daily capital journal5/21/1909CaliforniaSan Clemente7'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1909-05-21/ed-1/seq-7/Indiana6
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12/16/2014 6:43:08The Sunday Oregonian4/13/1910Idaho
deep cave 25 miles north of Shoshone, Lincoln County, in Southern Idaho
10'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1910-03-13/ed-1/seq-6/
the suction is so great at the mouth of these Assures that large papers thrown into them are immediately sucked downwards, while at other times the current of air is outward and can be heard for miles on a frosty morning.
Oregon4
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12/26/2014 19:42:02
The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People
8/13/1910Great BritianBallinahalla, County Galway8' 5.5" with sword inscription says Donach Okeefe A.D. 1231Ohio6
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12/15/2014 21:15:57Morning Oregonian3/11/1911CaliforniaSan Pedrolargehttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1909-03-11/ed-1/seq-1/Idaho2
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12/16/2014 7:12:32East Oregonian 5/23/1911IllinoisQuincy7'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn88086023/1911-05-23/ed-1/seq-6/Frank, H. Elnhaus
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1/28/2015 6:33:26The citizen6/28/1911CaliforniaConcord7' or morehttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078082/1911-07-28/ed-1/seq-3/Joseph HIttmanAltmann and Dr. Neff of Concord
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12/15/2014 20:47:31Medford mail tribune8/6/1911ArizonaPrescotttwice as large as humanhttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/97071090/1911-08-06/ed-1/seq-9/#index=0&rows=20&words=GIANT+SKELETON&sequence=0&proxtext=giant+skeleton&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=range&page=1Alaska1
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12/18/2014 11:45:31Arizona republican9/10/1911ArizonaWalnut Creekgianthttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1911-09-10/ed-1/seq-4/Mr. MarxMr. MarxArizona3
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12/16/2014 6:32:30Morning enterprise5/19/1912OregonGreenpoint near Abernethygianthttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063701/1912-05-19/ed-1/seq-1/James Wilkinson, John Lowry, H. J. BiggerJames Wilkinson
Indian From Clackamas or Molalla tribes
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12/15/2014 21:41:59Morning enterprise6/14/1912OregonGladstone7' or morehttp://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063701/1912-06-14/ed-1/seq-1/O. E. Freytag,Found at Arlington Street and Chicago Ave in Gladstone
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12/15/2014 20:51:13East Oregonian8/12/1912CaliforniaIslands of Santa Barbara Channel7' 4"http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn88086023/1912-08-10/ed-1/seq-5/William AltmannGolden Gate Park Memorial MusuemGeorgia1
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12/16/2014 6:17:16Ashland tidings8/4/1913?9'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042399/1913-08-04/ed-1/seq-6/no
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12/27/2014 10:31:16
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times
12/24/1913Found in America9'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/112130756?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=London Museum
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12/16/2014 6:20:57Daily capital journal4/4/1914Great BritianDysart County10'http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-04-04/ed-1/seq-4/rile Ulster MuseumMontana2
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12/25/2014 0:07:44Abergavenny Chronicle4/10/1914Great BritianDysart Co. Louth10' two of themhttp://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/4120761/ART18/giant%20skeletonNevada3
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12/19/2014 13:12:40The Bemidji daily pioneer10/3/1916MinnesotaRainy Lake near Spooner7' womanhttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1916-10-03/ed-1/seq-1/Minnesota historical societyAfrica1
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1/27/2015 21:38:31The broad ax12/23/1916CaliforniaSan Leandro8'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/1916-12-23/ed-1/seq-3/Frank Williams RanchRobert Morgan University of California
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12/18/2014 11:56:56The Coconino sun7/11/1919TexasSeymour18'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062055/1919-07-11/ed-1/seq-11/Dr. J.E. Pearce of University of TexasW.J. McKinney will be Donated to Smithsonian to Dr. J. Walter Fewkes
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12/19/2014 12:15:52Harrisburg telegraph10/14/1919MexicoNanacamilpa32'10"http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038411/1919-10-14/ed-1/seq-13/Manuel GamioNew Zealand1
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12/16/2014 14:52:10 Hawera & Normanby Star 5/13/1920South AmericaOrinocogiant, cannibal, ferrocious and almost whiteDr. Hamilton Ricealive
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12/19/2014 15:02:49The Washington times5/4/1921PennsylvaniaGreensburg8'-9'http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1921-05-04/ed-1/seq-10/Dr. HollandCarnegie Museum
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12/20/2014 22:05:27Evening star8/21/1921MarylandWesternportgianthttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1921-08-21/ed-1/seq-16/William A. Liller
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12/16/2014 7:32:18The Sunday Oregonian.9/10/1922HawaiiKauaigiant race the size of the ancient Hawaiians http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-09-10/ed-1/seq-55/ Dr. Herbert E. GregoyThe Bishop Museum
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1/9/2015 20:25:42Ogden Standard3/23/1924IdahoSalmon River8'http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ogden11/id/50876/show/50987/rec/260SmithsaonianPennsylvania1
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1/9/2015 20:33:27Ogden Standard3/28/1924CaliforniaRancho Cunajo7' 18.5" femurhttp://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ogden11/id/52109/show/52176/rec/261JW Lyle and Dr. W A BryanLos Angles Museum of HistoryKentucky3
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12/26/2014 18:27:39The Daily News4/22/1924Great BritianTitchfield Abbey Fareham7'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/84246476?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=New York1
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2/20/2015 8:54:34The Advertiser 5/18/1925FloridaCharlette and Lee county Lines7'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/46207073?searchTerm=huge%20skeleton&searchLimits=Smithsonian
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12/26/2014 17:04:50Chronicle4/6/1929AfricaPretoriaHuge battled huge beasthttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/87463065?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=Dr. SwierstraTransvaal Museum Ditsong MuesemAlabama1
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12/16/2014 21:03:48The Hamburg Reporter6/29/1929IowaHamburgAt least 8 feethttp://newspaperarchive.com/us/iowa/hamburg/hamburg-reporter/1929/06-06/Page-10No names listedA yard one mile east of HamburgVirginia1
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12/26/2014 19:01:28The World's News1/22/1930EuropeGrenoble France14 large skeleton with huge skulls in slate coffinshttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/131489473?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=Michigan1
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12/26/2014 19:10:14The World's News4/9/1930Great BritianPortsdown Hill near Portsmouth7'+http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/131490650?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=J.H. Cooke
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12/15/2014 20:26:02Billings Gazette4/23/1931NevadaLovelock7' 5"http://newspaperarchive.com/us/montana/billings/billings-gazette/1931/04-23/Page-8
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12/26/2014 18:38:37The Australian Worker 12/28/1932Great BritianBaldock Hertfordshire7'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/146154117?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=Letchworth Anitquarian
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12/26/2014 16:52:54The News8/9/1934AsiaPaintiha India31'6"
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12/26/2014 19:59:19The Argus10/13/1934New ZealandWhangaroa7'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10980936?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=
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5/19/2015 13:15:24winnipeg free press3/16/1935Canadaarden manitoba7 feet
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12/26/2014 15:21:23Norwalk Reflector Herald12/26/1945AsiaNorthern Siberia Island in Laptev Sea33" Skullhttp://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/norwalk/norwalk-reflector-herald/1945/12-26/Page-2
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12/27/2014 12:04:01
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate
4/22/1946EuropeAvignon FranceMany all over 7'http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/140603786?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=
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12/15/2014 20:29:24Syracuse Herald Journal8/24/1980New YorkNorth Sandy Creekhugehttp://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-herald-journaall/?count=25&after=t3_5gw7jdl/1980/08-24/Page-333
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12/18/2014 21:45:13Texas
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12/26/2014 18:46:24The Register NewsAsiaPort Broughton Australia7'Mr. C. H. Noble Adelaide Museum
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12/26/2014 19:25:55KentuckyMAYSVILLE found near Augusta8'6" found with copper helmet and swordhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18807429?searchTerm=giant%20skeleton&searchLimits=SK Veach
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