Muffler Men Tracking Chart, pt. 3
Nebraska |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | Type | Description | Photo | Directions |
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NE | Milford |
RA- 1988 |
Cowboy | 2002: REPORTED GONE. Near the
World's Largest Covered Wagon gas station and the Honeymoon Cabin.
Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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NE | North Platte | RA- 1988 All Tips |
Indian Hybrid |
Fort
Cody Trading Post in the backyard. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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Just north of I-80 Exit 177 |
Nevada |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
NV | Pahrump | 4/29/2001 All Tips |
Big Friend | Visit Report. Sells houses for Valley Home. Hands: Big Friend config. Accessories: Ridiculous hat. |
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1400 South Hwy 160 |
NV | Wendover | 11/15/96 All Tips |
Cowboy | Once wearing
rodeo clown make-up, now somewhat normal looking. Reported to be in Utah,
about
10 ft. over the border. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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On top of a pawn shop along Frontage Road to I-80. Reported over state line in Utah |
New Hampshire |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
New Jersey |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
NJ | Deerfield | RA- 1990 |
Viking | Feature - Blond, in tunic, stood in front of Carpet
store for decades. Hands: Viking variant Accessories: Horned viking helmet |
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Route 77, just before entering the City of Bridgeton (between
U.S. 40 and the City of Bridgeton) - follow Route 40 to Pole Tavern and turn toward Bridgeton. Viking is 4-5 miles on Route 77 and Old Deerfield Pike. |
NJ | Gloucester Township/ Hilltop | Uniroyal Gal | ||||
NJ | Jackson or Holmeson | 1/12/97 All Tips |
Half Wit | A few years ago, the head of
this Mufflerman was found on a nearby high school's roof; later reattached. Hands: std. Accessories: ? |
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Rte 537, 1/2 mile west of Exit 16 I-195 and a 1/2 mile east of Six Flag's Great Adventure |
NJ | Jackson or Holmeson | 10/19/2002 All Tips |
Head | Only an M-Man head, made up as
Dracula and seasonally mounted on a post with a large black tarp as a cape.
In October, he stands near the road; the half-wit is moved back to the entrance
of the Haunted Hayride. Hands: none Accessories: black tarp cape |
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Rte 537, 1/2 mile west of Exit 16 I-195 and a 1/2 mile east of Six Flag's Great Adventure |
NJ | Jersey City | RA - 1990 All Tips |
Bunyan | Muffler
Man Profile Seen in The Sopranos HBO TV show intro. Started as a lumberjack. Hands: both palms up Accessories: carpet roll |
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North side of US truck routes 1 & 9, just as they veer under the Pulaski Skyway. |
NJ | Magnolia | RA- 1990 All Tips |
Classic | Tire-selling attendant, moved from Clementon in 2002. May 2003: Purchased for
$10k. Now in Magnolia, after brief fling with Uniroyal Gal, also owned by
Ed Werbany. Hands: std. Accessories: gas station attendant's cap in storage |
Royal Tire Store, White Horse Pike. | |
NJ | Ocean City | 2/2/98 All Tips |
Hybrid | Muffler Man Profile On a miniature golf course, a peg-legged Pirate Hands: right hand hook Accessories: Cutlass, eyepatch, gold hoop earrings. |
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Boardwalk and 12th Street |
NJ | Ortley Beach | 3/28/98 All Tips |
Bunyan | Muffler
Man Profile At Barnacle Bill's, on a miniature golf course near Ortley Beach. Hands: std. Accessories: misshapen golf putter |
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Barnacle Bill's Mini Golf Course, Galley Restaurant and Arcade, 1968 Route 35 North, corner of 4th Avenue. |
NJ | Seaside Heights | 9/10/97 Gallery |
Half Wit #1 | Looms above a game booth in a
labyrinth of skanky boardwalk concessions. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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on the boardwalk |
NJ | Seaside Heights | 2/3/98 Gallery |
Half Wit #2 | Moved to Oaks, PA | ![]() |
on the north amusement pier |
NJ | Seaside Heights | 2/3/98 All Tips |
Bunyan | Near the Half Wit. Has a strangely
silvery face. Sneaking up behind the Indiana Jones. Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
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on the north amusement pier |
NJ | Winslow | RA - 1990 All Tips |
Half Wit | Mr. Bill's Snack Shack, Rt. 561
Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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On Spur 561, just north of the AC Expressway |
NJ | Woodstown | RA - 1989 All Tips |
Cowboy | Cowtown hosts rodeos every weekend
in its 4,000-seat arena. There is a giant cow statue within 50 yards of the
M-Man. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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Cowtown Farmers Market Hwy. 40, west of town |
New Mexico |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
NM | Albuquerque | 9/3/97 All Tips |
Bunyan mutant |
Area known to locals as "the
war zone". Atop Vietnamese May Cafe. Not classified an "original" M-Man. Hands: imitating "std." Accessories: ax |
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Corner of Central Ave. and 111 Louisiana Blvd. SE, behind the Kentucky Fried Chicken |
NM | Farmington | 7/15/98 All Tips |
Classic | Muffler Man Profile Moved fromWestern Appliance, "The store with the big man on top," to Sun Glass Hands: std. Accessories: costumes |
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602 W Main |
NM | Gallup | 7/28/97 All Tips |
Cowboy | "Dude Man." On the roof. Feb. 2005 - On cover of Call Center magazine, as a symbol of why US businesses shouldn't "offshore" customer care. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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John's Used Autos on 5th St. |
NM | Hatch | 4/20/2006 |
Classic | Bought and moved from Ohio in 2006. Hands: std. Accessories: Tiny RV, Cowboy Hat |
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661 N Franklin St. I-25 Exit 41 - 1/2 mile south on SR 26 at Franciscan RV. |
NM | Las Cruces | 5/28/98 All Tips |
Classic | Sign bolted to his chest. Hands: no arms Accessories: none |
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Big Daddy's Flea Market, 7320 N. Main |
New York |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
NY | Albany | 11/11/1998 |
? | GONE. Reported stolen in 1973,
part of "Senior Sign Day" stunt...was outside a body shop. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
Central Avenue, near Reynolds St. | |
NY | Bethel (moved from Monticello) | 8/19/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | At Yasgur's Farm, near site of Woodstock rock festival. Hippie muffler man wearing
a psychedelic tie-dyed shirt. Held a large fish when he was in Monticello. Hands: std. Accessories: None |
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At Roy Howard's Yasgur Farm, Bethel, on Rt 17B to Yasgur Rd. |
NY | Buffalo | 3/4/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | From Canada; in storage and for
sale. Hands: std. Accessories: |
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NY | Carmel | 8/29/1998 All Tips |
Indian | Was next
to Carmel
Farm Supply. Has been gone since 2000 or so... Hands: std. Accessories: none |
Rt. 6 |
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NY | Derby | 7/8/2011 All Tips |
Classic, shorter | Super Freeze ice cream store M-Man holds an ice cream cone and a hamburger. Hands: one sideways Accessories: Ice cream swirly cone, hamburger. |
South side of Rt. 5 between Prescott Dr and Gates Dr. | |
NY | Elmsford | 5/17/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | Field Report At a gas station. Arms missing. Hands: missing Accessories: none |
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I-287 West, Exit 2. Rt. 9A north of 119 |
NY | Irving | 9/16/1998 All Tips |
Indian | Stands at the "Big Indian Smoke
Shop," a cigarette store. Formerly in East Avon, Seneca Pottery Garden Center
for 40 years. Hands: raised arm Accessories: none |
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597 Milestrip Road |
NY | Lake George | 9/04/1999 All Tips |
Bunyan | Field Report At Magic Forest, near the entrance. Hands: std. Accessories: double-edged ax balanced on a log |
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Magic Forest, I-87 exit 21, Rte 9 north, just south of town. |
NY | Lake George | 9/04/1999 All Tips |
Clown mutant | Field Report At Magic Forest, in clown attire, floppy cap, balloon pants and happy clown plastic surgery and make-up. Perhaps the most humiliated of all Muffler Men. Hands: left arm facing up Accessories: Oversized purple bow tie |
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Magic Forest, I-87 exit 21, Rte 9 north, just south of town. |
NY | Lake George | 2/12/2000 All Tips |
Cowboy | Field Report At Magic Forest, called "Pecos Bill" Hands: std. Accessories: chaps, lariat |
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Magic Forest, I-87 exit 21, Rte 9 north, just south of town. |
NY | Lake George | 2/12/2000 All Tips |
Half-wit | Field Report At Magic Forest, known as the "Amish farmer." Amish beard and black hat. Lurking on a path behind the Old Lady Who Lives in a Shoe. Hands: std. Accessories: double-bladed ax |
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Magic Forest, I-87 exit 21, Rte 9 north, just south of town. |
NY | Lake George | 2/12/2000 |
Bunyan | Field Report At the "Around the World" mini golf course, standing near mini pagoda and mini Kremlin Hands: std. Accessories: Ax |
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I-87 exit 21, Rte 9 north, right at Lake Shore Beach sign (just on entering town). On left hand side, at intersection of Beach Rd. |
NY | Lake George- Lake Vanare | 2/12/2000 All Tips |
Bunyan | Field Report He's leaning up behind a tree. His chest reads "Swiss Trail." He has been vandalized -- in pretty bad shape. Reported decapitated. Hands: right arm missing Accessories: decayed wood "Campsites" sign. |
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10 mi. west of town, N side of road, up in the trees. |
NY | Lake Placid | 5/7/1998 All Tips |
Viking | 2007 - Reported gone "for years," rumored to have moved to Lake George. Hands: wrong Accessories: none |
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Part of mini-golf course. |
NY | Liverpool | 12/19/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | Moved from Syracuse billboard
platform advertising a car dealer, to Honda dealer backlot in Liverpool. Hands: both in up position Accessories: none |
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7140 Henry Clay Blvd. Behind Honda City dealership, visible from road. North of I-90 (NY Turnpike) at exit 37. |
NY | Mayfield [formerly listed as Adirondack Park] |
9/10/1998 All Tips |
NA | Not a muffler man. Was Leather Man at Alvords
House of Leather. Hands: std. Accessories: wearing glasses |
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Rt. 30A N of Gloversville, near the Great Sacandaga Lake |
NY | Riverhead | 9/3/1997 All Tips |
Indian | Basic Indian
model. May have appeared in an episode of The Sopranos. Hands: arm upraised Accessories: none |
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LIE (495) East to exit 73 (last exit). Stay to the left. Raceway will be on your right after the outlet malls. |
NY | Silver Creek | 7/30/2000 All Tips |
Indian | Hands: Brave salute Accessories: none |
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NY | Stony Point | 6/24/2003 All Tips |
Bunyan | Paul Bunyan at Camp Bullowa, operated by the
Hudson Valley Boy Scouts. Hands: std. Accessories: double-bladed ax |
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From 9W going North: Turn L. onto Wayne Ave. (Rte 112) just before Gulf gas station; turn R. onto Franck Road at 4-way stop, take first R. through Camp Bullowa gate. |
NY | Syracuse | 12/19/1998 All Tips |
Classic | Reported moved to Liverpool,
NY. Last seen on a billboard platform advertising a car dealer.. Hands: both in up position Accessories: image of a minivan |
I-81 and the Carousel Mall. | |
NY | Towners | 7/4/1997 All Tips |
Classic? | Gone. Sold to Diane Von Furstenburg
in 1997. Last seen in snooty design magazine spread, apparently on someone's
private estate. Hands: ? Accessories: ? |
Rosemary's Texas Taco | |
North Carolina |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
NC | Asheville | 8/18/2002 All Tips |
Indian | Hands: greeting salute Accessories: |
At Harry's on a hill in West Asheville on highway 19/23, Patton Avenue | |
NC | Asheville- Leicester | 9/24/2004 All Tips |
Indian | Chief Willy Hands: greeting salute Accessories: small war mallet. |
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In front of Erwin High School - 60 Lees Creek Road |
NC | Cherokee | RA - 1985 All Tips |
Indian | Hands: greeting salute Accessories: headdress |
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U.S. 19 North, approx. 1-2 miles north of the intersection with U.S. 441 (that heads up into the Great Smoky Mountains). |
NC | Goldsboro | 4/3/1999 |
Bunyan | Old White's Tire Service. Repaired
after hurricane damage. Hands: greeting salute Accessories: none |
901 S John St. | |
NC | Lexington | 10/4/1997 |
mutant - Pioneer Guy | Bills Truck Stop. Not a Muffler
Man. Strapped to poles since 1989 Hurricane Hugo damage. Hands: ? Accessories: |
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I-85 south exit 86 |
NC | Raleigh | 4/30/1997 |
Bunyan | 7/2007 - Moved to Gresham Lake Road make way for development. Once held a paint tray and roller in front of Giant Decorator
on Raleigh's Capital Blvd. Currently advertises a sand and soil business. |
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Bradsher Contractors, Gresham Lake Road. |
NC | Rocky Mount | 8/16/2007 All Tips |
Bunyan | Moved from Salem, Illinois, former Stan the Tire Man is the Bunyan mascot for Log Cabin Homes. Hands: std. Accessories: Double-sided ax. |
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Visible from I-95, Goldrock Exit 145, 7677 North Halifax Rd. |
NC | Rocky Mount | 8/16/2007 All Tips |
Bunyan | Aug 2007 - Moved from Vista CA Hands: Indian-style wave Accessories: Hidden internal pulley system to operate animated sign. |
Will be deployed at another Log Cabin Homes location | |
NC | Rocky Mount | 8/16/2007 All Tips |
Bunyan | Aug 2007 - Moved from Lakewood, WI. At about 16-ft tall, he's shorter than most M-Men. Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
Mobile promotional tool, mounted to a trailer, by Log Cabin Homes. | |
NC | Rocky Mount | Uniroyal Gal | ||||
NC | Wilson | 6/11/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | Whites Tire Service #1. On the
roof. Hands: std. Accessories: tire |
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740 Goldsboro St. SW. Hwy. 64 between Raleigh and Greenville. If coming to Wilson from the west, take 264 Business into town. Turn left on Goldsboro St., and he'll be on the right within a mile. |
NC | Wilson | 10/23/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan - hybrid | Whites Tire Service #2 Hands: greeting salute Accessories: tire |
To get to Muffler Man #2, go back to 264 and turn right. He'll be on the left, less than a mile away, at another White's Tire location. | |
North Dakota |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
ND | Carrington | 4/22/1998 All Tips |
Indian | Chieftain Motel and Restaurant Hands: greeting salute Accessories: headdress |
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ND | Jamestown | 11/4/1996 All Tips |
Cowboy | Gone. Jesse Jamestown, AKA "Angle of
the Dangle." Motel closed, M-Man moved on to Great Falls, MT Hands: ? Accessories: ? |
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Ohio |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
OH | Lima | 10/18/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | Was on the roof of Derringers Power
Mowers. Once held a muffler. Taken down for repairs in 2011for move to new location in 2012 (Elida, Ohio) Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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Moving to new location in 2012. |
OH | Marblehead | 12/8/1997 All Tips |
mutant | "Jacques," used to hold a pizza
box, wore a sailor's cap. Hawked Jacque's Roast Beef in the 1970s. Not a muffler
man. Hands: amputated Accessories: ? |
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trailer park outside of East Harbor State Park |
OH | Oakwood Village | 5/25/1999 All Tips |
classic | NOW IN CLEVELAND, OH - Nicknamed "Evil
Stepfather".
Blue pants, white shirt. On the back lot of building leased by Classic Designs.
Owner is Bryan Jednik. The cowboy hat and rifle are intact, not displayed. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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OH | Oakwood Village | 9/30/2003 | Big Friend | Texaco Man, complete with original
trailer. Last appeared at Raff Road raceway, a go cart track in
Canton Ohio, in early 1990s. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
I-71 Broadway exit, head east, Broadway becomes Ravena. After "Welcome to Twinsburg" sign head back the other way, look to left. 26310 Broadway Avenue | |
Oklahoma |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
OK | Aline | 7/1/2001 All Tips |
Bunyan | Guarding the vintage '50s and
'60s cars at Bud's Auto Salvage. Hands: std. Accessories: double-sided ax |
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Oklahoma State Highway 8 |
OK | Clinton | 10/22/2001 All Tips |
Indian | David Howe Auto dealership. Hands: raised arm Accessories: none |
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4th Street, halfway between I-40 and historic Rt. 66. |
OK | Copland | 1/20/2017 All Tips |
Cowboy | Copeland Switch Antiques Hands: std. Accessories: none |
24990-24994 US Hwy 59 | |
OK | Grove | 8/20/1998 All Tips |
Cowboy | Gone since 2010. At Don Davis' Swap Shop since
1977. 2007 - He's holding two large candles with fake yellow flames. Hands: std. Accessories: candles, holster, pistol |
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5525 Northwest Highway 59, 1/2 mi. south of Sailboat Bridge |
OK | Muskogee (or Summit) | 10/26/2001 All Tips |
Classic | Cagle Auto Salvage Hands: std. Accessories: Double-bladed ax labeled "Cagle Salvage" |
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3 miles south of Muskogee on the "old" stretch of Hwy. 69 between Oktaha and Muskogee; just south of intersection with Davis Field Rd (intersection landmark: beer joint named "Bootsies"). 8811 Oktaha Rd. |
OK | Norman | 9/25/1999 |
Bunyan? | Reported moved to Arizona. Had been in the showroom of the University
Muffler shop for 25 years. Hands: ? Accessories: ? |
corner of Porter and Eufaula | |
OK | Wynnewood | 4/15/2008 All Tips |
Classic | Steppin' Out Western Outfitters Hands: std. Accessories: Cowboy hat. |
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I-35 at exit 66. State highway 29 on southeast corner of intersection. In front of Steppin' Out Western Outfitters facing west. |
Oregon |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
OR | Aloha | 6/1/1996 All Tips |
Mutant | Harvey
the Rabbit. A mutation of the Service Man species. Hands: n/a Accessories: n/a |
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OR | Fruitdale | 2/2/1998 All Tips |
Hybrid | In front of a hardware store,
BJ's Tools. Reported gone in 2012. Hands: std. Accessories: hard-hat, ax |
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South of Grant's Pass. Across from the Caveman Bowl. |
OR | Grants Pass | 3/5/1999 All Tips |
Bunyan | Cedarwood Saloon. Many reports
this guy was seen in newspapers, TV -- his head blew off in a wind storm,
March 1999. Hands: std. Accessories: |
One block off US 199. | |
OR | Myrtle Point | 10/1/2005 All Tips |
Bunyan | Sentinel to the Coos County Logging Museum. Hands: std. Accessories: Hard Hat, Ax |
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705 Maple St. Coos County Logging Museum. Just off hwy 42. |
OR | Oakridge | 4/27/2003 All Tips |
Bunyan | Was there for years; may be gone. Hands: ? Accessories: ? |
In front of a logging supply store on hwy 58. |