The country surrounding the town is well adapted to the growing of wheat. The vicinity was once known as the Wheatland Flats, 50,000 acres of irrigated land in the Laramie valley. (WPA)
Other Names:
Wheatland Flats
County:
Platte
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
"Wheatland and the Wyoming Development Company in 1896" Wyoming Tribune July 14, 1896.; "Wheatland Incorporated" Laramie County Times November 16, 1905, page 1.; The Wyoming Development Company. Carnes, Frederick Thomas. 1953.; A history story of Wyoming. Dearinger, Harry E. [San Jose, Calif.?] : Carmen A. Cagle, c1976.; Wyoming centennial, 1890-1990 : Wheatland Chronicle. Wheatland Chronicle. Wheatland, Wyoming : Wyoming Centennial Committee for Wheatland, 1989.
