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Ellerbe Unveils Roadside Marker Honoring Andre The Giant

4/23/2026

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Andre The Giant Honored

Ellerbe officials will unveil a roadside marker honoring Andre Rene Roussimoff (Andre The Giant) on Thursday.
The marker stands at NC Highway 72 and Old NC Highway 220 in Richmond County.
He lived on a ranch 60 miles east of Charlotte, joined the Ellerbe community, and in 1990 opposed a low-level radioactive landfill.
A local museum displays his size-26 cowboy boots.
His ashes were spread at the ranch after his 1993 death.

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Andre Giant Dedication

The dedication ceremony is set for 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23.
The inscription reads: “ANDRE THE GIANT, 1946-1993. Actor and professional wrestler. Born Andre Roussimoff. Known for The Princess Bride (1987). Lived nearby.”
The marker, a joint effort of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, will be placed at N.C. 73 and Old N.C. 220 in Richmond County, not N.C. 72.

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Andre The Giant Honored

Ellerbe officials will unveil a roadside marker honoring Andre Rene Roussimoff (Andre The Giant) on Thursday.
The marker stands at NC Highway 72 and Old NC Highway 220 in Richmond County.
He lived on a ranch 60 miles east of Charlotte, joined the Ellerbe community, and in 1990 opposed a low-level radioactive landfill.
A local museum displays his size-26 cowboy boots.
His ashes were spread at the ranch after his 1993 death.

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