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Wheelwright

Please Note: These images are FREE to use stock for art reference, photo manipulation etc. You may use them without restriction except for the historical photographs (see website info below). You do not have to credit me each time you use them, however a link back would be appreciated. If you have questions or comments, please feel free to email me pamtackett@gmail.com.

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All historical black and white photos in this wiki are from the Russell Lee Collection at the Still Pictures Branch of the National Archives.

Please visit the Wheelwright Historical Society's website

http://www.wheelwrighthistory.com/volunteer_today

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I am still searching for the history on this one. It was the pharmacy when I was growing up, but, to be honest I am not sure what it was before that.

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The vined doorway to the old Library/Dentist office. I think this building was originally built in 1942 but, I might be mistaken on that.

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The inside of the library/dentist office now lies in ruin. The Historical Society of Wheelwright is considering renovation.

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Built by Inland Steel circa 1935, the Grand Hotel is the largest standing structure in Wheelwright today. It contained a hotel, a community hall, post office, restaurant, barber shop, soda fountain, and drug store.
This is what it looked like in the 1940's

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Inland Steel Build this mines in 1930, it was the first to be built and the only one (to my knowledge) still standing today. A photo of this entrance in 1946:

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Along both sides of this old road, were houses where the miners and their families lived. Now, it is private property but, the owner was nice enough to let me photograph some of the area. To the left of the photo is the original sidewalk poured around 1935.

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This photo is out of place with the others but, I'll leave it. It is the Wheelwright High School Gym. The rest of the school was torn down in the 90's and this gym is used as part of a chruch.

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The foundation of one of the original flats remains, along with hand carved steps.

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A bench now sets in the spot that used to hold a home of a miner's family.

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The first building, I am not too sure of but, the second is the original town hall and police dept built in 1945 and dedicated in 1946.

At the dedication in 1946

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Some of the original houses still being used by the residents of Wheelwright. Most of these identical homes were built in the 1950's and used by the miners and their families.

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One of the original libraries built by Andrew Carnegie. It has seen a few restorations of course....

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The oldest house in Wheelwright built in 1890 (?) and used for the post master and the postal workers. They would stop there and rest before their next run (horse). Sadly, the original stone post office built around 1850, was burned to the ground by stupid people a few years back. The empty parking lot is a grim reminder of history lost forever.

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Again, a better view of the original Town Hall.

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Stairs to the Bath House

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The foundation is all that remains of the Bath House. Very sad sight if you ask me but, it is being remodeled for a good cause.

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My assistants, Lex and Eebo

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/ [Lothuriel] /_{Go to Photographing Kentucky}

2008-07-07 [Cia_mar]: may want to let the "bug" forum people know that your edit and advanced edit, 3 buttons for "use, about and your own" emoticons are all overlapping your bottom pics and what not

2008-07-07 [Lothuriel]: Yeah, I told [Hedda] and [True, plain and simple]. They told me they are both working on it. If you hit refresh or reload, it fixes itself but, you have to do it each time you visit a photo wiki <img:stuff/mood13-gif.gif>

2008-07-07 [Cia_mar]: ah... ok well i have not visited too many of them lately... suppose i should see mine and see what is up there too

btw
nice shots
look forward to seeing more

2008-07-07 [Lothuriel]: thanks!!

2008-07-11 [Daisy le Fleur]: So jealous! I'd kill to get a location like this to shoot! =)

2009-11-11 Rusty Carter: That has to be the most painful set of pictures I have ever viewed. The stupidity of destruction is sickening.

2009-11-11 [Lothuriel]: Um, I think I might agree with you...that is if you mean it is sickening to see Wheelwright go to waste? Are you from that area?

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