Wheelock, North Dakota

Wheelock is a ghost town in Wheelock Township, Williams County, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of North Dakota. In 1938, the Federal Writers' Project found a population of 115 in Wheelock. In the 1990 census, the population was 23. The town was disincorporated in 1994, and now reverting to the elements.Fact|date=May 2007

Unlike some ghost towns, Wheelock's homes, churches, and commercial buildings have the look of just recently being occupied. The paint is peeling, but it is still there. The grass is green, although it is not mowed. The roof of the two-story brick schoolhouse has caved in, carrying with it the back wall and exposing the four classrooms and the gymnasium roof girder. Commercial buildings on the downtown business street and the church are in decent condition. The BNSF track still runs through town, but trains no longer stop. The grain elevator stands empty by the tracks.

Further reading

*North Dakota, A Guide to the Northern Prairie State, Works Progress Administration (Federal Writers' Project), 1938, at pages 258-259.

External links

* [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~gtusa/usa/nd.htm Recent photos of Wheelock]