Black plaque № 17392

Albany, TX, United States

Shackelford County. 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) #4647

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