Happy in Swisher County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Old Happy

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

1. Site of Old Happy Marker

Inscription. 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. Settlers got mail and freight here. The U.S. Postal Department cut name to "Happy" for the post office. The town moved (2 mi. W) to Santa Fe Line, 1906.

Erected 1973 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4852.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 34° 44.894′ N, 101° 51.218′ W. Marker is in Happy, Texas, in Swisher County. It is on U.S. 87 south of West Happy West Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is attached to a small windmill on the west side of the highway at the Randall/Swisher County line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Happy TX 79042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harman-Toles Elevator (here, next to this marker); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Happy Public Schools (approx. half a mile away); Happy Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dreamland Cemetery (approx.

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13.9 miles away); C. Stuart Johnston (approx. 13.9 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 14.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Happy, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association's "Handbook of Texas Online". (Submitted on July 24, 2017, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

2. Site of Old Happy Marker

View of Marker from US 87 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 15, 2017

3. View of Marker from US 87

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.