Lindsay Applegate | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1862–1863 | |
| Constituency | Jackson County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1808 Kentucky |
| Died | November 28, 1892 (aged 84) Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Miller |
| Occupation | Indian agent |
Lindsay Applegate (September 18, 1808 – November 28, 1892) was an American pioneer known for his participation in blazing the Applegate Trail, an alternative route of the Oregon Trail. The trail was blazed with his brothers Charles and Jesse in 1846, though Charles was not a member of the party that blazed the section of the Applegate Trail from the Willamette Valley to the Humboldt River. According to an original manuscript written by Lindsay Applegate in 1877, the members of the expedition were: Capt. Levi Scott, John Scott (son of Levi), Henry Boygus, Lindsay Applegate, Jesse Applegate, Benjamin Burch, John Owens, John Jones, Robert Smith, Samuel Goodhue, Moses "Black" Harris, David Goff, Benit Osburn, William Sportsman, and William Parker.