--Ledbetter Picket house built of slender
upright
poles (pickets) in Albany.--
General-
Seat of Shackelford County, was
early supply point on Western Trail to Dodge City; still
important as ranchland; beef cattle supply 90 percent of
county's agricultural income. Also oil producing and oil
well supply center .
Old MKT depot-
serves as chamber of commerce
office, community center and exhibit area for local
handicrafts. Open Weekdays; Central and Main St
"Fort
Griffin Fandangle,"-
presented last two
weekends in June by more than 200 townsfolk under the
stars of the West Texas sky. Musical version of history
as it lingers in memories of old-timers is unique blend
of hoedown and ballet, laughter and solemnity.
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