the Wheeler post office was established when the area became "thickly settled" by five families living in dugouts within a two-mile radius. Wheeler became the seat of Wheeler County 1906, and today serves as the regional, educational, medical, commercial, and agricultural center for the county along with extensive cattle feedlot operations.
Housed in restored jail; early-day sheriff's quarters authentically furnished. Displays of historical items from Wheeler County; antiques. In Mobeetie, 11 miles west via Texas 152. Nearby is historical marker for Fort Elliott, established in 1875. Number of soldiers was small, usually under 500
Wheeler, TX MuseumsThe downtown gallery show cases contemporary art, sculpture and photography in its three galleries. Exhibits by local, region...
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Established 1851 to protect frontier from Indians, the post suffered a series of hardships; was abandoned in 1854. Historians...
This unique attraction allows visitors to navigate their way through a maze cut into a live corn field! Mini mazes, wagon rid...