Albany in Shackelford County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Texas Cattle Trail

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 27, 2015

1. Texas Cattle Trail Marker

Inscription.

In Memory of
Texas Cattle
Trail
To Dodge City, Kansas
and Other Northern Points.
1875 1890

Erected 1964. (Marker Number 5250.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 32° 43.384′ N, 99° 17.829′ W. Marker is in Albany, Texas, in Shackelford County. Marker is at the intersection of S. Main Street (U.S. 283) and S. 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Main Street. Marker is located on the west side of the grounds of the Shackelford County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 S Main St, Albany TX 76430, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Producing Oil Well in West Texas (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Col. William E. Dyess (a few steps from this marker); James Robert Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Rear Admiral Emory Arden Grantham (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Colonel William Edwin Dyess (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. General Robert Boyd Williams

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Rev. John Brown, Clara Barton and the 1886-1887 Drought Relief (within shouting distance of this marker); Shackelford County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Also see . . . Western Trail. From the Texas State Historical Association's "Handbook of Texas Online". (Submitted on July 17, 2015.)

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 27, 2015

2. Texas Cattle Trail Marker

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 27, 2015

3. Texas Cattle Trail Marker

On the west side of the grounds of the Shackelford County Courthouse

Western Cattle Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 27, 2015

4. Western Cattle Trail Marker

Located near the Texas Cattle Trail marker, this cement post marks the route of the Western Cattle Trail

View to North Along Main Street (US 283) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 27, 2015

5. View to North Along Main Street (US 283)

View to South Along Main Street (US 283) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 27, 2015

6. View to South Along Main Street (US 283)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.