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Swisher County, Texas
Historical Markers in Happy, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Happy, in Swisher County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2006.
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- Happy Cemeteryplaced 1991
The Happy Cemetery Association, organized on March 18, 1912. Purchased five acres of land for two adjacent cemeteries (one specifically for…
- Site of Old Happyplaced 1973
The Hugh Currie family home, "Happy Hollow" (built 1891, near this site), was for many years only house on Amarillo-Tulia freight and stage lines.
- First United Methodist Church of Happyplaced 1976
Meetings held in early settlers' homes led to the formation of a Methodist fellowship in Happy in 1905.
- Happy Public Schoolsplaced 2006
Formal education began for students of Happy, Texas when the original settlement, two miles east, moved to this townsite in 1906 in response to the…
- Harman-Toles Elevatorplaced 1974
Holland E. Toles (1894-1941) opened a grain elevator in this area in 1926, and was joined by Vernon Harman in 1938.
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