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Shamrock is a city in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a total population of 1,789. [ 4 ] The city is located in the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle , centered along the crossroads of Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66 ) and U.S. Route 83 .
Wheeler County was formerly one of 30 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. [4] However, circa 2010, the community of Shamrock, located in Wheeler County at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83, voted to allow liquor sales. Within the city limits of Shamrock is the only place to purchase liquor in Wheeler County.
The Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s. [1] The grand opening of the Shamrock is still cited as one of the biggest social events ever held in Houston. [2]
The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas along the historic Route 66 highway in Wheeler County.Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in soil, the building was designed by J. C. Berry.
Shamrock High School is a public high school located in Shamrock, Texas, U.S. and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Shamrock Independent School District located in south central Wheeler County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]
Shamrock Independent School District is a public school district based in Shamrock, Texas . Located in Wheeler County , a small portion of the district extends into Collingsworth County .
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Shamrock, Texas. Pages in category "People from Shamrock, Texas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad, in Wheeler County, Texas near Shamrock, Texas, was built in 1932. It carried Route 66 traffic until 1960. It now carries the south frontage road of Interstate 40 over the former Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway right-of-way. [2]