Historedia
Person

George Wheeler

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1879

Every event in Historedia whose sources name George Wheeler, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the United States Geological Survey

    1879

    Role: Survey leader discontinued by the Organic Act

    1. March 3, 1879 · Seat of CongressCongressional Establishment

      Congress established the USGS as a last-minute amendment to a sundry appropriations bill on March 3, 1879, following a National Academy of Sciences report.

    2. June 30, 1879 · National DomainDiscontinuation of Previous Surveys

      The Organic Act discontinued existing surveys led by Hayden, Powell, and Wheeler on June 30, 1879, consolidating them into the new agency.

Sources

  1. United States Geological Survey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27