Shamrock: Neighbor to the north

  • Shamrock: Neighbor to the north
    Shamrock: Neighbor to the north
  • Mike and Claudia Wolf at Blarney Castle Ireland in 2005. Courtesy Photos
    Mike and Claudia Wolf at Blarney Castle Ireland in 2005. Courtesy Photos
  • Visitors from around the world stop by for a tour of the Conoco Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café in Shamrock.
    Visitors from around the world stop by for a tour of the Conoco Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café in Shamrock.
    When Irish immigrant sheep rancher George Nickel applied in 1890 to open a post office at his dugout, he chose the name Shamrock for good luck and courage. The name was accepted by federal post office officials, but the post office never opened because the Nickel home burned that same year. Shamrock had its official beginning with the arrival of the Chicago,Rock Island and Gulf railway in the s...

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