Shackelford County, Texas (U.S.)

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image by Eugene Ipavec, 25 March 2006
source: members.aol.com/_ht_a/txflags/shackelford.html

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Municipal flags in Shackelford County:
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Description of the flag

From: members.aol.com/_ht_a/txflags/shackelford.html:

Shackelford county is named for Dr. Jack Shackelford (1790-1857), Texas Revolution hero
County Seat: Albany Area: 915 square miles Pop. (2000): 3,302.

About the flag: "On 10 June 1974, during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the organization of Shackelford County, the Commissioner's Court adopted a flag presented to them by the Lee's Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The flag has a royal blue field bearing a red ring around a white disc. On the disc appear the inscription "Shackelford 1874" and green leaves, apparently olive branches."