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History · Wheeler

Wheeler’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Wheeler. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wheeler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 74. The CDP is in the eastern part of the county, 5 miles (8 km) east of the center of Moses Lake. A spur of the BNSF Railway runs through Wheeler, serving various industries to the west of the community.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wheeler yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wheeler’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Wheeler

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Clarence GilyardClarence GilyardMoses Lake · 5 miPierson FodéPierson FodéMoses Lake · 5 miValkyraeValkyraeMoses Lake · 5 miDavey RichardsDavey RichardsOthello · 22 miJoseph J. TysonJoseph J. TysonMoses Lake · 5 miMatt CedeñoMatt CedeñoMoses Lake · 5 mi
By decade

Wheeler, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wheeler is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wheeler has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wilson Creek State Bank in Wilson Creek, 20.1 miles away.

Wheeler and the nearest listed places

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Wilson Creek State BankStratford SchoolDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Business Car No. 101Bell HotelColumbia Basin Project Irrigation Division Headquarters OfficeGrant County Courthouse

Closest to Wheeler

Wilson Creek State BankWilson Creek · Built 190620.1miStratford SchoolWilson Creek · Built 191220.7miDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Business Car No. 101Othello · Object21.3miBell HotelEphrata · Built 193821.8miColumbia Basin Project Irrigation Division Headquarters OfficeEphrata · Building21.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Wilson Creek State Bank’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wheeler?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wheeler’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Moses Lake📜 Warden📜 Wilson Creek📜 Ephrata
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