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Formed from Bosque County; created February 1, 1858; organized September 12, 1874. Named in honor of Dr. Jack Shackelford 1790-1857; captain of the "Red Rovers," a company from Alabama which became a unit of Fannin's command - one of the few spared by the Mexicans in the Massacre at Goliad. Albany, the county seat. (1936)
Shackelford County is a historical marker in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7185, -99.3013 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cook Ranch Oil Field (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Robert Edward Nail, Jr., White Elephant Saloon, and Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5417004647. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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