Sam Barlow
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| Sam K. Barlow | |
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| Born | January 24, 1792 Kentucky |
| Died | July 14, 1867 Oregon |
| Occupation | Toll road operator |
| Spouse | Susannah Lee |
Samuel Kimbrough Barlow (b. January 24, 1792 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, d. July 14, 1867 at Canemah, Oregon) was a pioneer in what would become the state of Oregon in the United States and helped establish the Barlow Road.[1]
[edit] Biography
Barlow married Susannah Lee in Marion County, Indiana circa 1822. The Barlows had at least one child, William Barlow. In 1845, the Barlow family arrived in Oregon after traveling over the Cascade Range on what would become known as the Barlow Road. They arrived in Oregon City, Oregon on Christmas night.[1]
Samuel Barlow made an early ascent of Mount Hood, though he is not known to have summited. He and Joel Palmer were scouting a way for their wagon train to cross what is now Barlow Pass. On October 7, 1845, to see over trees and get a westward view to find a way off the mountain, they climbed to the 9,000 foot level of Palmer Glacier.[2]
On September 17, 1850, Barlow purchased the donation land claim of Thomas McKay, which he later sold to his son William. The land eventually became the town of Barlow, Oregon, which was named for William, not Samuel.[1]
In 1854 Barlow along with Cyrus Olney, Granville O. Haller, Thomas J. Dryer, Wells Lake, and T.O. Travailliot made the first recorded ascent of Mount Hood.[3]
Samuel K. Barlow is buried beside Susannah Lee Barlow at Barlow.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A. [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 52-53. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Joel Palmer, Palmer's Journal of Travels Over the Rocky Mountains, 1845–1846 (1847), Library of Congress catalog F592 .T54 vol. 30. (viewable online)
- ^ Horner, John B., (1921) Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. J.K. Gill: Portland. p. 39.
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Pioneer History of Oregon (1806–1890) |
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Oregon Country · Oregon Treaty · Oregon missionaries · Executive Committee · Oregon Trail · Oregon boundary dispute · Pacific Fur Company · Provisional Government of Oregon · Hudson's Bay Company |
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Treaty of 1818 · Russo-American Treaty · Champoeg Meetings · Whitman massacre · Donation Land Claim Act |
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Fort Astoria · Oregon Mission · Fort Vancouver · Champoeg, Oregon · Fort William · Barlow Road · Whitman Mission |
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George Abernethy · Sam Barlow · Tabitha Brown · Abigail Scott Duniway · Philip Foster · Peter French · Joseph Gale · William Gilpin · David Hill · Jason Lee · Asa Lovejoy · John McLoughlin · Joseph Meek · Ezra Meeker · John Minto · Joel Palmer · Sager orphans · Henry H. Spalding · Marcus Whitman · Narcissa Whitman · Ewing Young |
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