Wheeler, George Montague, 1842-1905
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Wheeler, George Montague, 1842-1905
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Wheeler
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George Montague
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1842-1905
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Wheeler was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the son of John Wheeler and Miriam P. Daniels. He graduated from West Point in 1866, ranked sixth in his class, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He first served in California from 1866 to 1871. In 1869 General Edward O. C. Ord sent him on a reconnaissance through the eastern Nevada.
In 1872, the US Congress authorized an ambitious plan to map the portion of the United States west of the 100th meridian at a scale of 8 miles to the inch. This plan necessitated what became known as the Wheeler Survey, lasting until 1879, when the survey, along with the King and Powell Surveys, were terminated and their work was reorganized as the United States Geological Survey.
Wheeler was promoted to captain in 1879. In 1881 he represented the United States at the Third International Geographical Congress and Exhibition in Venice, Italy. He entered semi-retirement in 1883 but continued to write scientific reports until his full retirement from the army in 1888 at the rank of major. He died in New York City in 1905.
Wheeler Peak in Nevada (part of the Great Basin National Park), Wheeler Peak in New Mexico (the state high point), and the scenic Wheeler Geologic Area in southern Colorado are named for George Wheeler.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n82159058
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10569833
https://viaf.org/viaf/46832964
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1507930
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82159058
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103342003/george-montague-wheeler
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New York City
NY, US
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George Montague Wheeler died on May 3, 1905.
Colorado
CO, US
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George Montague Wheeler did survey work in Colorado.
West Point
NY, US
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George Montague Wheeler graduated from the US Military Academy in the Class of 1866.
Grafton
MA, US
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George Montague Wheeler was born in Grafton, Massachusetts on October 9, 1842.
New Mexico
NM, US
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George Montague Wheeler did survey work in New Mexico.
Nevada
NV, US
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George Montague Wheeler did survey work in Nevada.
Utah
UT, US
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George Montague Wheeler did survey work in Utah.
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