Government Camp in Clackamas County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Samuel Kimbrough Barlow
Susannah Lee Barlow
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 2, 2017
1. Samuel Kimbrough Barlow Marker
Oregon Pioneer from Kentucky
Built the first wagon road across
Cascade Mountains
passing this spot
1845 - 1846
The building of railways since has been of less importance to the community than the opening of this road which enabled the settlers to bring their wagons and teams directly to the
Willamette Valley
Susannah Lee Barlow
Wife of S.K. Barlow
A Real Daughter of the Revolution and the real Madonna of the
Barlow Trail
arrived in Oregon City
Dec. 25 1845
Erected 1923 by Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers, Susannah Lee Barlow and Multnonah Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Oregon Trail series lists.
Location. 45° 18.228′ N, 121° 45.18′ W. Marker is in Government Camp, Oregon, in Clackamas County. It is at the intersection of Government Camp Loop and 2nd Street (East
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Regionally, this marker is in the Willamette Valley and in Greater Portland Area. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Government Camp (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Government Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Sumate Prairie" (approx. 1½ miles away); Laurel Hill (approx. 2.4 miles away); Timberline Lodge (approx. 2.8 miles away); A Final Rest (approx. 3 miles away); "Disparite Bad Beyond Discription" (approx. 3.6 miles away); Barlow Road (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Government Camp.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 2, 2017
2. Susannah Lee Barlow Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 2, 2017
3. Samuel Kimbrough Barlow Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 2, 2017
4. Samuel Kimbrough Barlow Marker
Internet Archive
5. Samuel K. Barlow
From Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature by John B Horner 1919, Page 106.
Internet Archive
6. Six Direct Descendants of Samuel Kimbrough Barlow
Left to Right: Mrs. Imogene Harding Brodie, Miss Evelyn Harding, Mrs. Mary Barlow Wilkins, Madeline Brodie, Mrs. Jennie Barlow Harding, Mrs. Nieta Barlow Lawrence.
From Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine Vol. LIII, No. 1, January 1919.
From Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine Vol. LIII, No. 1, January 1919.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 934 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5, 6. submitted on April 10, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
