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Shackelton is a ghost town in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

Shackelton
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 34°26′10″N 85°16′45″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chattooga
Established	1909

History

Shackelton was founded in 1909 as a mining community, and was abandoned in the 1920s when the nearby mines closed.[2] A post office called Shackelton was in operation during 1910 and 1911.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shackelton, Georgia
"Chattooga County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 38. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
"Chattooga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Summerville
Cities	Menlo Summerville	Map of Georgia highlighting Chattooga County
Towns	Lyerly Trion
Unincorporated communities	Alpine Beatum Berryton Chattoogaville Chelsea Cloudland Farmersville Gore Holland Pennville Poetry Silver Hill Subligna Teloga
Ghost towns	Broomtown Fairview Shackelton
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