A. Hankamer, an early settler to the area. In 1900 the Hankamer-Stowell Canal Company (also called Farmers Canal Company) started the area rice farming which would transform the surrounding region.
Early settler A. Hankamer established a rice farm in the area in 1900 with the help of the Hankamer-Stowell Canal Company (also called Farmers Canal Company). This venture transformed the landscape around them.