George Wahr (1861 - ?) was a bookstore owner and publisher.

George Wahr was the son of pioneers from Germany who arrived in the area in 1835. He clerked at a local bookstore from the age of 14 and eventually bought that store with two other partners. Five years later, in 1887, he bought out his partners and became sole owner. Wahr specialized in student supplies, books, and stationery, but he also had a lucrative publishing business which printed tracts on various subjects. By 1892 he was successful enough to open a second store on State Street - obviously to be closer to his main customers. It seems odd today that for over 40 years students had to shop on Main Street for supplies. 

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