Wheatland’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Wheatland. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Wheatland was platted in 1858 under the leadership of John Bennett. The town was named for President James Buchanan's estate Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The entire township (Spring Rock) had a white population of only 101 in 1850, but that number rose to 756 in 1860. A significant body of early settlers all came from the village of Wunderthausen in central Germany. The Germans founded the first church in town in 1857 with a Presbyterian affiliation. This relationship was dissolved in 1861 with the incorporation of St. Paul's German Reformed Church (now St. Paul's United Church of Christ). The First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1858, though no longer functions. Wheatland was legally incorporated on July 13, 1869.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Wheatland’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wheatland’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWheatland, IA - June 11, 1917, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Wheatland, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Wheatland
2 places in Wheatland are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Wheatland, IA - June 11, 1917 (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.