The area was once a centre of the sandalwood trade, with cutters working the area in the 1890s. Sandalwood Road is a reminder of the town's past. The town has its "CAUTION NUDISTS CROSSING" sign on the main street,[5] the Lily Dutch windmill,[6][7] and views of the Stirling Range.[8][9]
The area was opened for selection in 1928 with over 400 acres being allocated.[10]
The locality is sometimes conflated into being part of South Borden, Western Australia,[11] however roadworks by the Gnowangerup local council in the 1920s and 1930s had the locality identified.[12][13][14]
Most land is now used for cereal cropping and sheep grazing for both wool and meat production.[15]
^ 1927, Borden - Amelup road;"MAIN ROADS PROGRAMME". The Albany Despatch. Vol. 8, no. 778. Western Australia. 6 January 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
