page_title: Cardiff Giant
hierarchical_section_title: Cardiff Giant
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the Cardiff Giant while on display at the Bastable in Syracuse, NY. Circa 1869.
context_page_description: The Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous hoaxes in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall purported "petrified man" uncovered on October 16, 1869, by workers digging a well behind the barn of William C. "Stub" Newell in Cardiff, New York. Both it and an unauthorized copy made by P. T. Barnum are still being displayed. The original is currently on display at The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
context_section_description: The Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous hoaxes in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) purported "petrified man" uncovered on October 16, 1869, by workers digging a well behind the barn of William C. "Stub" Newell in Cardiff, New York. Both it and an unauthorized copy made by P. T. Barnum are still being displayed. The original is currently on display at The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
caption: The Cardiff Giant displayed at the Bastable in Syracuse, NY, circa 1869.
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