Shackelton, Georgia
Ghost town in Georgia, United States
34°26′10″N 85°16′45″W / 34.43611°N 85.27917°W / 34.43611; -85.27917Shackelton is a ghost town in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
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]
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