Sam Barlow (pioneer)

Sam K. Barlow
Born(1794-12-04)December 4, 1794
DiedJuly 15, 1867(1867-07-15) (aged 72)
Occupation(s)Oregon pioneer, toll road owner/operator, Justice of the Peace
Spouses
  • Susannah Lee,[1]
  • Elizabeth Garrison Shepard

Samuel Kimbrough Barlow (December 7, 1795 – July 14, 1867) was a pioneer in the area that became the U.S. state of Oregon, and was key in establishing the Barlow Road, the most widely chosen final segment to the Oregon Trail.[2]

  1. ^ Daughters of the American Revolution "Susannah Lee Barlow, Madonna of the Barlow Trail".
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.