150th Celebration

Albany sculptor Joe Barrington (at left, r) and Shackelford 150 committee members unveil the pecan branch and oversize bronze pecan “benches” on the south side of the Courthouse Square. A few minutes earlier, Barrington (below) told about the idea for the branch, which represents the pecan tree near Fort Griffin under which the Shackelford County charter was originally signed.Shackel...