Barney Prine | |
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 Central Oregon pioneer Barney Prine | |
| Born | Francis Barnett Prine January 1, 1841 |
| Died | March 19, 1919 (aged 78) Lapwai, Idaho, US |
| Occupation(s) | Blacksmith, merchant, and city marshal |
| Known for | Founding Prineville, Oregon |
Francis Barnett Prine (known as Barney Prine) was an American pioneer who was one of the first settlers to homestead in the Ochoco country of central Oregon. When he was young, Prine traveled with his family from Missouri to Oregon's Willamette Valley over the Oregon Trail. He served in the 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Prine later moved to the Central Oregon, where he established several businesses in what became Prineville, Oregon, a town named in his honor.