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In 1908, James M. Thomas, a native of Shamrock, Illinois, moved to this area and opened a store.

He named the post office that he established on July 9, 1910 in honor of his home town.

Between 1915 and 1916, the Sapulpa and Oil Fields Railroad ( later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway ) built a line northward from Depew to Shamrock.

In 1916, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway constructed a line that connected Shamrock and Drumright.

The railroad bypassed the town by three-fourths of a mile, so the citizens moved their businesses closer to the railroad.

This developed Shamrock as a major shipping point for oil field equipment and crude oil.

The town adopted an Irish theme, with streets named Tipperary, Dublin, Killarney, Blarney, and Cork.