Samuel D. Outlaw was Onancock’s blacksmith from 1927 to 1991, serving watermen, farmers, and neighbors. Outlaw was a founding member of the Eastern Shore Building and Loan Association. In 1994, Samuel D. Outlaw passed away at the age of ninety-five to the dismay of the community. His shop was donated to the town by his heirs in his memory. Gerald Boyd revitalized the shop, turning it into a memorial museum in his honor, and opened it to the public.