A historical marker recognizes professional wrestling legend André René Roussimoff, better known as André the Giant, who owned a ranch outside Ellerbe and preferred the privacy of rural North Carolina when he was away from wrestling. The marker gives the state an unusually fitting memorial to a literal giant. Current listing: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/location/nc
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: dncr.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2026/04/20/andre-giant-be-featured-nc-highway-historical-marker