Details for Shackelford County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5417004647

Data

Marker Number 4647
Atlas Number 5417004647
Marker Title Shackelford County
Index Entry Shackelford County
Address US 180 & 283
City Albany
County Shackelford
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 471768
UTM Northing 3619928
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Center of city park at intersection 180 & 283, Albany
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Text 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)

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