Arthur H. Marshall

Arthur H. Marshall was the first person to successfully reach the highest point in every U.S. state.^[1] He was born in 1879 in Tennessee.^[2] In 1936, Marshall completed this goal by visiting Hoosier Hill in Indiana for his 48th highpoint.^[3] Marshall began his journey by climbing Mount Rainier in Washington in 1919. Being a lifelong bachelor, Marshall found the time to travel to reach a mountain or hill. Marshall worked for the railway and did not drive, so he would reach each point by travelling at a discount by railway to the nearest station and would then hire a driver to take him as close as possible via roadway.^[4]

After completing the initial goal, Marshall travelled back to Arkansas as there were two high points of equal height. Marshall travelled miles through the woods to reach the last one.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Arthur H. Marshall". Highpointers Club.
^ "Arthur H Marshall in the 1940 Census | Ancestry®". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
^ Mills, Matt (1 September 2013). "Highpointing – reaching the highest point in every U.S. State". The Peak Seeker.
^ Richard, Terry (2 June 2012). "First to climb 48 state high points, Arthur H. Marshall blazed a path that few choose to follow". The Oregonian.

[1] "Arthur H. Marshall". Highpointers Club.

[2] "Arthur H Marshall in the 1940 Census | Ancestry®". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[auto-3] Mills, Matt (1 September 2013). "Highpointing – reaching the highest point in every U.S. State". The Peak Seeker.

[4] Richard, Terry (2 June 2012). "First to climb 48 state high points, Arthur H. Marshall blazed a path that few choose to follow". The Oregonian.

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