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Wheeler County, Oregon : ウィキペディア英語版 | Wheeler County, Oregon
Wheeler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,441,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/41069.html )〕 making it the least populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Fossil.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is named in honor of Henry H. Wheeler,〔http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Page:Centennial_History_of_Oregon_1811-1912,_Volume_1.djvu/706&action=edit&redlink=1〕 an early settler who owned a farm near Mitchell. Wheeler County is known for having a large depository of fossils, the most extensive in the state. ==History== Wheeler County was created on February 17, 1899, from parts of Grant, Gilliam, and Crook Counties. There have been no boundary changes since its creation. Fossil was designated the temporary county seat at the time of the county's creation. In 1900 there was an election to determine the permanent county seat between the three towns of the county, which ended with Fossil winning the election.
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