Joe Call, the "Lewis Giant"
By Don Wickman Legendary characters are part of our nation’s history. Many of us have heard or read about Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, Mike Fink, the Headless Horseman and John Henry. Some real people have also had stories created about them that have become legends. No fact-checking in the 19 th Century. Some of those are: George Washington, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) and Casey Jones. Right here in Essex County, we have our own...
