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Paul Bunyan is not a real person. The earliest published versions of the myth of Paul Bunyan can be traced back to James MacGillivray, an itinerant newspaper reporter who wrote the first Paul Bunyan article in 1906, and an expanded version of the same article for the Detroit News.
William Paul Gerhard was born in 1854.
John Bunyan wrote the book, The Pilgrim's Progress. This book is what he was made famous for. He was also a preacher in addition to being a writer.
One of the more well-known stories revolves around Dacy Crockett and Daniel Boone giving Babe to Paul as a gift, which would place him at the latter end of the 18th century. As he is credited with many of the natural wonders that we discovered as settlers moved west, this makes the most sense.
Maine
Paul was allegedly born in Bangor, Maine.
Paul Bunyan is a mythological lumberjack who is usually believed to be a giant as well as a lumberjack. The character was first written about in the work of journalist James MacGillivray in 1910.
Paul Bunyan was born in Maine on February 12 1834
Some of Maine's attractions include Eartha, Paul Bunyan's birth place, and the desert of Maine.
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan. And his companion Babe the blue ox
Paul Bunyan Land was created in 1950.
Paul Bunyan's younger (and smaller) brother was Cordwood Pete.
National Paul Bunyan Day is always June 27. http://www.zanyholidays.com/2008/06/national-paul-bunyan-day.html
Paul Bunyan State Forest was created in 1935.
Paul Bunyan is a tall tale about a lumberjack. It is unknown whether or not he actually existed.
Paul Bunyan is NOT real, so he didn't invent anything.