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unusual facts about Whitman County



John Tabor

The town of Colfax was formed, and he was elected one of the first County Commissioners of the newly established Whitman County as a Democrat.


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William La Follette

Later, he was extensively engaged as an orchardist at Wawawai on the Snake River, having purchased some 375 ac from his father-in-law, John Tabor (one of the founders of Whitman County) who had been among the first settlers to bring apples to the region.