1856 — The first white male child born in Meeker County, in his parents’ crude log cabin on Dec. 11, 1856, was Ole Hoen H. Halverson. He died in Litchfield
1869: The owner of the land where our downtown now stands, George Baker Waller Sr., from Virginia, deeded one-half interest in 150 acres of his land to the railroad company
1862: On Sunday, Aug. 17, 1862, in nearby Acton Township, which is by Grove City, four Sioux Indians from Rice Creek were out hunting for food. They massacred a family