Samuel Monroe Furr was a well-known dairy farmer who sold his land in contribution to the area that would soon become Lake Norman, leading to water covering most of his farm. Sam Furr Road, named after him, ends at what was once his property line. Furr was president of the Cornelius Rural Electric Association, which later merged into EnergyUnited. He was also an infamous square dance caller at the Old Caldwell Station School on Highway 115.