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Calipatria's Flagpole

By Alfred Goggins


The one thing that gets people's attention is the 184-foot flagpole that stands up to sea level. The idea of the flagpole was first suggested during a Chamber of Commerce meeting. For the remaining time, the flagpole would be kept an idea rather than coming to a possibility. One of the reason's for that was the cost was too high.

Then on the night of October 5, 1957, Calipatria's pharmacist, Harry Momita and wife Helen were in a car accident while on their way to see their children in Los Angeles. Helen was killed instantly and Harry was sent to the hospital for some injuries and was there for more than two weeks.

The story behind Harry and Helen Momita was that they were Japanese Americans who had been in a migration camp in Arizona, which was later grabbed by the universal press and radio that was given overall reputation. With the assistance of numerous colleagues from Calipatria and other individuals outside the city, they gave cash for blossoms out of appreciation for Helen's commemoration.

At the point when the chairman went to the healing facility to see Harry he took the cash to him. Harry was astonished by the thoughtfulness that was realized from companions, neighbors, and clients. Harry felt that he needed to give something back to the general population consequently. Harry then pondered contemplating the flagpole that had dependably been kidded about. Having an asset for the flagpole was then made into a "Construct the Flagpole".

Harry wound up winning another auto and got numerous endowments, the greatest of every one of them was Momita accepting $1000 in real money with the goal that he could assemble Calipatria's flagpole! Way down low at 180 feet below sea level, the good folks of Calipatria live in the city at the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere. After a fatal car accident in the community led to an outpouring of kindness and good will among the citizenry, the town wanted to erect a monument to "Good Neighborliness." With this in mind, the town decided to erect a flagpole that would top out at sea-level so that old glory could always fly high. At 184 feet tall, the Calipatria flagpole claims to be the world's tallest flagpole.

Now Calipatria boasts of the tallest flagpole at sea level, flying Old Glory 184 feet high, and when the wind blows, which it often does in the Imperial Valley, there is no more beautiful sight than to see the beautiful colors of the Flag waving high above. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and flagpole designs offered a special edition of flagpoles and to memorize the history of Calipatria Flagpole for the future.




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