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Wheeler was a company town in Mendocino County, California.[1] Located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Piercy,[2] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m),[1] it was built adjacent to Jackass Creek for logging operations in 1948 and survived until 1959. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park acquired the Lost Coast property after 1975. No structures remain at the location, now used as a campground.[3]

Wheeler
Unincorporated community
Wheeler
Location in California
Wheeler
Wheeler (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°53′08″N 123°54′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino County
Elevation
[1]
43 ft (13 m)

References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeler, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 166. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/sinkyone-prelim-gp-deir-6-15-06.pdf [bare URL PDF]


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