News Clippings

This section contains various news articles found in the archives of newspapers across the Tennessee Valley. They provide a fascinating perspective on the Wheeler legacy.

1964: Plantation of a Patriot

By NELLE BIGBEE | Gadsden Times, October 18, 1964

1964: Plantation of a Patriot

The Joseph Wheeler estate in Northwest Alabama spans some 16,000 acres. Every acre throbs with the heritage of our nation. Giant trees fashion a lacy pattern of sunlight and shadows over most of the estate, much of which is untouched by modernization.

Miss Annie Wheeler Obituary

Florence Times | April 11, 1955

Miss Annie Wheeler Obituary

Miss Annie Wheeler, 86, one of the most famed women in Alabama died Sunday at a hospital in Richmond, VA.