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SHADOWLAND, TEXAS

Red River County, East Texas

FM 1149
SW of Clarksville the county seat
About 2 Miles E of Deport
About 5 Miles W of Bogata
About 10 Miles S of Detroit
SE of Paris
And 1,637 Miles SE of Gold Hill, Oregon
Population: 0

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Shadowland TX - Cotton Field
Cottonfield in Shadowland
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, September 2010
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Shadowland, Deport, Texas

"Somehow I ventured onto your page about Shadowland in Deport, Texas and saw the comments that there was no evidence of a town and the dilapidated buildings.

Shadowland was never a town. During the first half of the 20th century, Shadowland was the summer home of the family that had several thousand acres of cotton in the Deport area. The family's primary home was in Paris, Texas.

Shadowland burned in the 1970s. It was vacant at the time as the owners had passed away and the heirs lived in other states.

This was my father's family." - Gaile Sweeney, Manassas, VA, March 13, 2021



Photographer's Note

“This one is preying on my mind. Don’t really know why. Maybe it’s the uniqueness of the name. This is another town that isn’t there - even though it is on the map.  There is a lot of cotton farming in the immediate area, but not much else. 

If someone wants to drive here for the name, be warned that what my pictures show is pretty much all there is.”

"I find it odd that it is in such close proximity of three towns: Deport, Fullbright and Rugby.” (See map below) - Gerald Massey, September 2010

Shadowland TX Farmhouse
Shadowland Farmhouse
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, September 2010


Shadowland TX Farmhouse
Shadowland Farmhouse
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, September 2010


Shadowland TX Barn
Barn
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, September 2010


Shadowland TX - Cotton
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, September 2010


hadowland TX - Cotton
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, September 2010
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Red River County Texas 1940s map
Red River County 1940s map showing Deport, Fullbright , Rugby and Bogata below "RED" in "RED RIVER")
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Shadowland, Texas Nearby Towns:
Clarksville the county seat
Paris
Mount Pleasant
Texarkana
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