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Shackelford Co. Texas

Description: Map shows oil and gas well locations and drilling activity, block and tract numbers for real property in Shackelford County; ownership, railroads, roads, and towns; portions of adjacent counties where property lines extend beyond county limits. Includes legend, notations in color. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:66,667].
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Heydrick, G. T.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Historic Plaque, Shackelford County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Albany, Texas. It reads: "Shackelford County. First inhabited by nomadic Indian tribes, Shackelford County was created in 1858 and named for Dr. John Shackelford (1790-1857). The first permanent Anglo-American settlers in this area included J. C. Lynch (1828-1912), a native of Ireland who moved here in 1858; W. H. Ledbetter (1833-84), who arrived in 1859 and later started the Ledbetter Salt Works; T. E. Jackson (b.1820), a merchant who settled in the northern … more
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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