Although there were a few railway workers who lived in the area from 1916 to the late 1920s, the town was properly settled in 1929 by Polish immigrants from the Vermilion area who had fled Poland after Russia invaded following World War I. In the fall of 1929, a store was opened by Andrew and Cathy Hancharyk, and a post office opened on October 15, 1929, with Andrew Hancharyk as postmaster. Across the street from the store was a butcher shop and café.