Embedded Document /system/files/2022-12/LT_PT_Wheaton_Barnes.pdf Download this PDF Abstract Founded in 1881 by individuals of German Heritage, Wheaton grew to a town with three newspapers and made early technology advancements of telephone poles and gas generator. Although the town has dwindled and the school consolidated with Onaga, the Kufahl Family hardware store is still in operation after a century. Authors Barnes, Cameron Date Sep 01, 2011 Tags Germans Kufahl Onaga Pottawatomie County School Schoolhouse Exhibit Wheaton Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Cameron Barnes, “Wheaton, Pottawatomie County,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/wheaton-pottawatomie-county. Rights This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.