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Shafter Lake Townsite

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7 mi. N on US 385, then 6.76 mi. W on FM 1967, Andrews, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 24' 11.7972", -102° 41' 12.6996"
 
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    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)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Shafter Lake Townsite Historical Marker Location Map, Andrews, Texas