Water Towers and Standpipes of the United States of America. Sponsored by "Understanding Your Home" by building inspector Mark Visser Albany - Texas Shackelford County. Photo © Mark Visser ..... Tower Information -L Location: Hwy 180. 23 kn E of Albany Tower signage: Shackelford water Supply Built: Height: Capacity: Tower Information - R Location: William (no str, ave, etc.) Tower signage: Albany Built: Height: Capacity: Missing tower data: Please contact us if you have more information. Area Information History: Established in 1873, Albany was named by county clerk William Cruger after his former home of Albany, Georgia. Shackelford County is named for Dr. Jack Shackelford, a Virgiia physician who equipped soldiers at his own expense to fight in the Texas Revolution. Historic Fort Griffin, established in 1867, lies within Shackelford County. In 1881, the army left the area and the railroad came to Albany. Albany remained the terminus of the Texas Central Railway for 19 years, and during that time it prospered and grew. Daily trains from southeast Texas brought carloads of lumber for building and took back buffalo bones for fertilizer and tons of choice limestone for building materials in cities like Houston. Resources: Albany Texas Chamber of Commerce Other sites you may be interested in: Thumbnail Collection of USA Water Towers Canadian Water Towers and Standpipes Magnetic Hills in the United States of America The History of the Christian Fish Symbol Home Back to Texas Index