​Alfred Madison Hightower
​(January 8, 1824- April 10, 1897)

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Marker No: 116

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.868095, -97.211433

Location: Smithfield Cemetery , 6600 Smithfield Road, North Richland Hills

Marker Text: ​Alfred M. Hightower came to Smithfield from Illinois with his family in 1858 and became a rancher. When the debate over secession arose, Hightower opposed it, but when the Civil War began, he sided with the South. As a mounted rifleman in the Confederate Army, Hightower fought in many battles, including Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge) in Arkansas, one of the biggest battles west of the Mississippi. After the War, he relocated to Kansas during the 1870s, but returned here in 1880 and continued ranching until his death. Nearby Hightower Street is named in his honor. (1991)