Shafter Lake Townsite
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GeoGrands
N 32° 24.190 W 102° 38.529
13S E 721758 N 3587571
From Andrews, take US 385 north about 7 miles, then go west on FM 1967 about 6.75 miles.
Waymark Code: WM16RR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Marker Number: 4653

Marker Text:
First town in yet-unorganized Andrews County. Platted 1908. Named for lake charted in 1875 survey of Col. Wm. R. Shafter, whose maps and victories over powerful Indians opened the Permian Basin to settlement. Water trough built by John Underwood of Shafter Lake Sand and Gravel is on site then set aside for a courthouse. It was stopping place for ranchers and freighters on way from Jal and Monument, N. Mex., into Texas. Town started to grow around trough. But when vote in 1910 county organization gave county seat to Andrews, town moved there. (1965)

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