Early Years: Shamrock in 1912

Shamrock officially began with the arrival of the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway in the summer of 1902. After opening under other names and at other sites, the present Shamrock post office was established in 1903 at the present town site. A school opened that same year, followed by a newspaper in 1906 and two banks and a cotton mill in 1908. Even before incorporation in 1911, city leaders envisioned a community that would grow beyond its 600 citizens. Believing that a reliable and consistent water supply was essential to further development, Mayor E.L. Woodley and the city council set a water works project in motion by issuing bonds in 1912.

Shamrock, Texas · United States