Wheeler in Wheeler County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Wheeler County
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2016
1. Wheeler County Marker
Young and Bexar territories
Created August 21, 1876
Organized April 12, 1879
Named in honor of
Royal T. Wheeler
1810 – 1864
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Texas, 1844-1858
Chief Justice, 1858-1864
County Seat, Mobeetie, 1879-1906
Wheeler, since
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 5779.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1879.
Location. 35° 26.678′ N, 100° 16.345′ W. Marker is in Wheeler, Texas, in Wheeler County. It is on South Alan L Bean Boulevard south of East Oklahoma Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wheeler TX 79096, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wheeler County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Wheeler County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Millie Porter House (approx. 0.3 miles
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2016
2. Wheeler County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
