Sam Hill WA

My Grandpa Les often would say "What the SAM HILL?" when he was trying to scatter us. I need to learn to be civil like that.

This is Sam Hill 1896


Samuel Hill (1857-1931), n.d.
Courtesy Oregon Historical Society

"Sam Hill and the Good Roads Association lobbied the State Legislature ceaselessly until it created a state Highway Board and Highway Commissioner effective March 13, 1905. This highway board eventually became the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)."