Historical Marker
Shackelford County
Historical marker location:
US 180 & 283, Albany, Texas
( Center of city park at intersection 180 & 283, Albany)
Marker installed: 1936
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).