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Downtown
Wheeler in the 1940s
Photo courtesy Regina Barker |
Wheeler
History -
"Both
the town and the county were named after Royal T. Wheeler. The vicinity was first
settled by ranchers as early as 1881, and by 1886 five families lived there. The
town had its real beginning in 1904 through the enterprise of two ranchers, Robert
B. Rogers and J. E. Stanley, who surveyed the land, built their homes on the site,
and began the movement to choose a centrally located county seat in preference
to Mobeetie. ..." From Handbook
of Texas Online
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Wheeler,
Texas Landmarks & Area AttractionsWheeler
County Courthouse next page
Texas Historic LandmarkWheeler
County Jail
Texas Historic LandmarkMobeetie
Jail Museum
In
the restored jail in Mobeetie, 11
miles west on Hwy 152Route
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Wheeler Chamber of Commerce
101 W. Oklahoma Ave Wheeler, Tx.
79096
806-826-3408 |
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Historical
Marker TextWheeler
County Jail Built
1909 after county seat moved from historic
Old Mebeetie. First sheriff, M. V. Sanders; jailer, J. M. Kezee. Built of
concrete and steel. Used 20 years with only 1 prisoner escaping. Now used for
library, museum and county offices.
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965) |
Wheeler
County Jail
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo Courtesy Erik
Whetstone, 9-01 |
"The
1929 Wheeler County jail and sheriff's office in Wheeler is still in use today."
- Terry
Jeanson, September, 2007 photo |
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