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Wheeler County, Texas
Historical Markers in Shamrock, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Shamrock, in Wheeler County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2021. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Episcopal Church of St. Michael and All Angelsplaced 2021
In 1883, Early W. Spencer and J. John Drew formed the Rocking Chair Ranche Company of London, England, consisting of 235 sections of land in…
- Shamrock Methodist Church
Visits of Methodist ministers to this area began in 1881. On June 17, 1901, circuit rider W. L. Harris, from Cataline Mission (40 miles north)…
- Greer County, Texasplaced 1967
(To the east, in present Oklahoma) Created 1860; until 1896, one of largest counties in Texas. Organized at Old Mobeetie, northwest of here.
- Shamrock Water Towerplaced 2008
Soon after residents voted to incorporate in March 1911, Shamrock officials identified the need for a reliable waterworks for the city.
- Shamrock's St. Patrick's Day Celebrationplaced 2016
Early area settler George Nickel and his wife, Dora (Haggard), raised their family in a dugout home in Wheeler County.
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