Samuel Hill

Sketch of Hill in 1889, the year after he married
Maryhill Stonehenge replica and war memorial.

Samuel Hill (13 May 1857 – 26 February 1931),[1] was an American businessman, lawyer, railroad executive, and advocate of good roads. He substantially influenced the Pacific Northwest region's economic development in the early 20th century.

His projects include the Peace Arch, a monument to 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada, on the border between Blaine, Washington, and Surrey, British Columbia, and the Maryhill Museum of Art. Although his promotion of paved modern roads is possibly his greatest legacy, he is now best remembered for building the Stonehenge replica in Maryhill, Washington.

  1. ^ Tuhy 1983, pp. 13, 16