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By Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2024
World's Tallest Man Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Oklahoma, Woods County, Alva — 26 — World's Tallest Man — Alva Mural Society —  |
| Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man in recorded history, visited Alva in 1940 on a promotional tour for the Peters Shoe Company. Driven by his father, he arrived in a 1938 Ford sedan specially modified to accommodate his size. A few months . . . — — Map (db m265596) HM | |||
| 2 ► Illinois, Madison County, Alton — Robert Pershing Wadlow — |
| Robert Pershing Wadlow, Alton's gentleman giant, was born February 22, 1918. He lived most of his life in Alton, where he attended Alton High School and Shurtleff College, now the campus of S.I.U.E. Dental School. At age five, Robert was 5'6" tall . . . — — Map (db m140133) HM | |||