Near Holliday in Archer County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dad's Corner

Photographed by Brian Anderson, November 23, 2021

1. Dad's Corner Marker

Inscription. The result of a 1923 oil boom, development of a town at this site included some twenty-two businesses, including a food stand operated by a man with the nickname "Dad", which provided a name for the settlement. Located at this crossroads were a hotel, cafe, school, stores, ice house, and more. Early residents remembered tales of lawlessness and Texas Ranger patrols. The county's largest oil field was one-half mile southeast, and many area residents changed from cowboys to oil field workers. After the boom, Dad's Corner became a ghost town.

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1155.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 33° 44.782′ N, 98° 41.294′ W. Marker is near Holliday, Texas, in Archer County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 368 and Dad's Corner Road, on the right when traveling north on Road 368. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Holliday TX 76366, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Geraldine (approx. 2.7 miles away); Camp Stonewall Jackson (approx. 2.8 miles away); Maggie and Herod "Pap" Simpson (approx. 4.7 miles away); Captain John Holliday

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(approx. 6 miles away); Archer County Copper Mines (approx. 7 miles away); Archer County Jail (approx. 11 miles away); Branch T. Archer (approx. 11 miles away); A Jesse James Hideout (approx. 11.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holliday.

Also see . . . Dads Corner, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on December 1, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, November 23, 2021

2. Dad's Corner Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.