The Wacko Map

Frank Lentini, also known as “The Three Legged Man” was born in Sicily, and moved to the United States when he was 8 years old. He became an instant success in the sideshow circuit, touring all over the country until his death.  He was considered to be a kind, generous, and wonderful man, and was […]

William Henry Johnson, born in Liberty Corners, NJ in 1842 performed with P.T. Barnum for many years. Because of a condition Johnson had which caused his cranium to drastically taper, he was named Zip the Pinhead.  To further accent his cranial abnormality, Barnum put him in a fuzzy costume and gelled his hair into a […]

Charles Sherwood Stratton, also known as Tom Thumb was born in Bridgeport, CT on January 4, 1838.  He only grew to be 3 foot 4 inches tall, and was one of P.T Barnum’s greatest attractions in the American and European sideshow.