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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 1 (May 1, 1932.)

Pioneer Names

Pioneer Names.

Some of the numerous towns in the sub-province are historical reminders in themselves, for they are either the names of notable pioneers or are coined from those names. Featherston, the first town entered by the railway from Wellington, reminds us of a one-time celebrity of politics and administration, Dr. Isaac Featherston, Superintendent of Wellington province, who was one of those who worked energetically for the successful settlement of the district. Greytown, the first pakeha village in the Wairarapa, has a history going back to 1854, when it was laid out and named after the greatest pioneer of all, Sir George Grey. Masterton, Carterton, Martinborough, too, embody the names of local little builders of Empire.