History with ‘Hud’: Remembering Southport’s ‘gentleman giant’ fisherman, who stood nearly 8 feet tall

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) – Some figures in the Cape Fear’s storied history are truly larger than life. That’s the case with Elias Gore, known in the early 20th century as “the gentleman giant” of Southport. Gore was a fisherman who stood well over seven feet…

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