A Wilbur County Timeline
1845 – After little Germaine Van Bibber becomes ill, the pioneer families leave the Meek wagon train, and settle in the Tamarack Valley near current day Germaine. 1846 – Young Henry Applegate begins construction of the first log cabin to house his printing press, near the current site of The Germaine Truth. 1848 – The Germaine Truth is founded. 1859 – Town charter is drafted and Thomas Bradford is elected the first Mayor of Germaine. 1861 – Luke Charlebois discovers an artesian spring near Charlebois Corners, and begins farming the adjacent area. 1864 – Claiming he wants to help farmers and their emerging farms in Wilbur County, Thomas Bradford turns the position of Mayor over to Peter Hedrick. He goes on to found the Bank of Germaine, the towns first bank. 1866 – Three strangers, said to be veterans of the Confederate army, rob the Bank of Germaine and terrorize the town…