Captain George Montague Wheeler (born Grafton, Massachusetts, October 9, 1842) was a pioneering explorer and cartographer, leader of the Wheeler Survey, one of the major surveys of the western United States in the late nineteenth century. He graduated from West Point in 1866, ranked sixth in his class, and he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers. His first exploration was in 1869, when Wheeler was 27 years old, and on the staff of the Commanding General of the Department of California of the US Army. See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Cartography is the study of map making and cartographers are map makers. ... The Wheeler Survey was a survey of a portion of the United States lying west of the 100th meridian. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

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 Peak in Nevada and Wheeler Peak in New Mexico (the state high point) are named for him. The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... (Redirected from 100th meridian) Sign marking the 100th meridian in Cozad, Nebraska The 100th meridian west is a line of longitude passing through North America and the Pacific Ocean. ... The Wheeler Survey was a survey of a portion of the United States lying west of the 100th meridian. ... Categories: Stub | 1842 births | 1901 deaths | Climbers | Geologists | Sierra Nevada ... First camp of the John Wesley Powell expedition, in the willows, Green River, Wyoming, 1871 John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 - September 23, 1902) was a U.S. soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... For other mountains by this name, see Wheeler Peak. ... Summit Sign at . ...

George Wheeler retired from the Army in 1888 and died in 1909.

References

• University of Nevada, Reno Library: Special Collections description
• USGS history circular
• George Wheeler on famousamericans.net