Prominent pioneers and builders of Guthrie Center who were active and influential from 1850 to 1900 included William M. Tracy, Eder B. Newton, Thomas Seely, Charles Huxley, William Warrington, Dr. John Bower, James A. Lyons, John E. Motz, Giles C. Miller, Daniel L. Motz, Charles Ashton, Henry Kirk Dewey, James H. Rogers, Henry J. Hess, David P. Williams, Dr. Oscar Fordyce, Edward E. Dosh, Frank M. Hopkins, Joseph D. Brown, and Edgar C. Lane.