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The Beals Island Giant

2025/3/20
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Explore the origin of the Beals Island Giant as Jeff and Ray visit the island and discuss its history and its legendary figure, Tall Barney, a towering man with remarkable strength.
  • Beals Island is a small residential island in Maine.
  • Tall Barney was a descendant of the island's first permanent resident, Maine Warring Beal.
  • Tall Barney was known for his extraordinary height and strength.

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In Episode 388 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Beals Island, Maine, searching for the legend of Barnabas Coffin Beal III who died in 1899. Better known as Tall Barney, some say hey was seven feet tall and as strong as five men—a giant. They say he would sleep with his feet sticking out the window because his bed was too short. Thought there are many tall tales about Beal, he was indeed a real person who left a mark behind in Maine.  

 

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