In 1828, Mary Sue Westbrook, her husband, Clark Westbrook, and their 8 children left Cookstown because of a family falling-out.  They headed east. They did not know that Clark would not make it to the end of their journey. He died midway throught he journey.

Mary and her 8 children made it to the eastern tip of Maddocha.  The land was unoccupied because it was full of trees. Mary and her children began working the land.  Her daughters worked as hard as her sons.

In 1830, two other families joined the Westbrooks in the unchartered woods.  By 1831, Mary and her children had cleared a large amount of land, hard a blooming farm, a flourishing lumber trade, and a valuable produce business.

On August 12, 1833, Mary went to the state capital in Hardaway to apply for a charter. Mary was granted a charter for the city of Westbrook on September 2, 1833.  The city of Westbrook was incorporated in 1836.

Westbrook became a city known for its abundance of powerful women. By 1868, the population had grown from 400 in 1836 to 5,000, most of them women.  The first mayor of Westbrook was a woman, Georgia Allen.  The first male mayor was not elected until 1951, Mark Thomas.

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