Saturday, January 7, 2012

Larry Hightower memory

This website was created in memory of my great grandfather, Lawrence "Larry" Millard Hightower. I hope to hear from people all over the world who remember hearing about Larry's wheelbarrow journey, who saw him personally, who gave him a place to sleep and/or food on his journey, who sponsored him on his journey, who heard him speak at a college, school or church about being an American, who gave him a ride to one of these places, who wrote him letters, who had their photos taken with him, who rode horses with him, who worked with him, whom lived by him, who waited in the streets for him to pass by their town pushing his wheelbarrow, who sold him gloves, coats, tires, shoes, socks etc. on his journey, who listened to his radio programs he was on, whatever your interaction with Larry Hightower I want to hear from you. I will continue to update this website and await new people around the world to share their personal stories and memorabilla with me and the world. Please help me preserve this part of history before all who knew him pass away. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. Please email me so I can stay in touch with you about your stories. hollyhub@frontier.com
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  1. Gerald BurrJanuary 24, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    I met Larry Hightower when he came thru Ariz. He spent the nite in our house and showed usnthe flag he was carrying with signatures of Governors of States he had passed thru. I was about 5 yrs old. All the neighborhood kids had their picture taken with him and it was printed in the local paper. This was in Mesa, Ariz.

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  2. Holly HubbardJuly 19, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Thank you Gerald :)

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  3. Louise FergusonJanuary 25, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    I'm sitting here reading some writings from my grandmother and I came across a story about Larry Hightower. He went through Colorado and stopped and stayed on my grandparent's ranch in Ground County. My grandfather called him "Highpockets" because he was "very tall and thin". My grandparents had six children and I'm sure they remember him; I'll ask around and see if they will post here... although most of them struggle with the internet. Peace from Colorado!

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  4. Idaho Family GirlJanuary 25, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Hello Louise,
    Thank you for sharing your story. I would love any specific memories about him as a person and the stories he shared etc. Any articles, photos. I hope to talk to you again soon. Let me know what else you find out. Please stay in touch. You can email me also at: country.spirit@hotmail.com and/or send inf. to P.O. Box 2531 Coeur D Alene, ID 83816.
    Holly Hubbard

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