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Shelby County Extension Office 200 San Augustine St #7 Center, TX 75935 Phone: 936-598-7744 Fax: 936-598-4284 Email: shelby@ag.tamu.edu
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Welcome To Historic Shelby County |
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Shelby County is one of the original counties of Texas. We are located in the eastern part of the
state bordering what is now called Toledo Bend Lake. This territory was a path for many of the
early migrants into Texas from the United States, many of whom settled here temporarily before
proceeding westward. It is said that the first permanent settlers settled
here in 1818 when the area was still under Spanish rule. J.J.E. Gibson, a native of Ireland, built the Shelby County Courthouse in 1883-85. This
courthouse is today one of the five oldest courthouses in Texas of the original design. The
Shelby County courthouse is the only Irish castle style courthouse remaining in the United
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