Tuesday, March 31, 2009

About Larry Hightower's wheelbarrow journey

Larry Hightower began pushing his wheel barrow the 4th of July 1946 starting in his hometown of Ellensburg, Washington State. His purpose he said is "to establish a world's record for wheelbarrow pushing and to preach against communism in the schools and colleges." Larry has lectured in 323 schools and colleges around the country. He has wore out 19 pairs of shoes and 1,342 pairs of socks and one badly frayed tire, as of 1 October 1950. He went through 20 pairs of shoes, 21 pairs of dungarees, 11 jackets and 4 pairs of rubber wheelbarrow handle-grips. He shook hands with 16 governors and took part in several radio and television programs.

After completing more than 28,000 miles covering every state, including Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, climbing Pikes Peak Larry Hightower returned to Ellensburg Washington in November 1950 greeted with the Central Washington college band and city manager James E. Morrison gave Hightower the key to the city and merchants gave him a variety of gifts. One gift was a new wheelbarrow Hightower declined, with thanks.

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