Near Shamrock in Wheeler County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Old Pakan School
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 16, 2016
1. Old Pakan School Marker
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3776.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 35° 17.061′ N, 100° 25.912′ W. Marker is near Shamrock, Texas, in Wheeler County. It is on Farm to Market Road 453 4 miles north of Interstate 40, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shamrock TX 79079, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lela School (approx. 6.2 miles away); World War II Prisoner of War Camp at McLean (approx. 6.7 miles away); Devil's Rope Museum, McLean, Texas (approx. 10 miles away); Alfred Rowe (approx. 10.2 miles away); Avalon Theater, McLean, Texas (approx. 10.2 miles away); McLean Methodist Church (approx. 10.2 miles away); First Phillips 66 Station (approx. 10.3 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 10.6 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Phillips 66 Service Station, McLean, Texas (was approx. 10.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 16, 2016
2. Old Pakan School Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 12, 2020
3. Old Pakan School Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 16, 2016
4. Old Pakan School
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on July 14, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. 4. submitted on December 10, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
