On Farm to Market Road 145, 0.4 miles west of Farm to Market Road 2301, on the left when traveling west.
Organized as New Hope Baptist Church of Christ in 1891, this congregation changed its name in 1912 to Whitfield Baptist Church. It acquired a good church plant, a parsonage, and a cabin site at Plains Baptist Assembly Grounds. Steps began in 1960 to . . . — — Map (db m99794) HM
On North Floyd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Meetings held in early settlers' homes led to the formation of a Methodist fellowship in Happy in 1905. Services were first held in a schoolhouse and then in a small, frame church constructed by carpenter J. F. White. The structure stood on land . . . — — Map (db m91350) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 1075, 0.4 miles south of SW 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Happy Cemetery Association, organized on March 18, 1912. Purchased five acres of land for two adjacent cemeteries (one specifically for Catholics) from local businessman James F. White. The oldest recorded grave is that of William T. King . . . — — Map (db m91353) HM
On NW 3rd Street at North Mabie Avenue, on the right when traveling west on NW 3rd Street.
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 newly laid Santa Fe Rail Line. Sarah Ann Rose taught local students in a one-room frame schoolhouse . . . — — Map (db m91351) HM
On U.S. 87 south of West Happy West Road, on the right when traveling south.
Holland E. Toles (1894-1941) opened a grain elevator in this area in 1926, and was joined by Vernon Harman in 1938. After Toles' death, Harman formed a new partnership with John F. and Holl Ed Toles. World War II, increased . . . — — Map (db m150173) HM
On U.S. 87 south of West Happy West Road, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m91348) HM
On County Route BB, 0.1 miles west of Interstate 27, on the left when traveling west.
This cemetery has served the community of Kress since 1907, shortly after residents of the town of Wright moved to this area when a railway was built here. F.T. Skipworth, a president of Farmers State Bank, deeded the land for cemetery use. The . . . — — Map (db m91198) HM
On East 2nd Street east of Nicholson Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Organized 1906 at Wright (4 mi. NE), this church was relocated in 1907 when the Santa Fe Railway bypassed Wright, founding Kress. With their own hands, members built the first section of this sanctuary (1908), sharing its use with . . . — — Map (db m91346) HM
On North Briscoe Avenue at NW 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on North Briscoe Avenue.
The Reverend R. M. Morris, area presiding elder Jerome Harelson, and seventeen charter members organized this congregation in 1891. Early worship services, held on alternate Sundays in conjunction with the local Baptist and Presbyterian . . . — — Map (db m91163) HM
On South Maxwell Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Built 1909 of red brick with frosted glass above wood awning. First housed a confectionary. Has ornate marble counter and back bar. Exterior remodeled 1950. Is oldest retail firm in town at original location. First owner was E. W. Flynt . . . — — Map (db m91195) HM
By the end of the Red River War in 1875, settlers began to move to this area. Stretching across five counties, the J.A. Ranch employed ranch hands and cowboys to care for over 100,000 cattle. The life of a rancher depended on tools of the trade. . . . — — Map (db m153249) HM
On Armstrong Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built about 1883, near a natural watering hole, as one of many line camps on the huge JA Ranch. Cowboys lived in these cabins year-round to ride range and keep 100 miles of fence in repair. A floor and new roof have been added.
Recorded . . . — — Map (db m91164) HM
On South Maxwell Avenue at East Broadway Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Maxwell Avenue.
Founded in 1913 to mark and promote an automobile route across several states, the Ozark Trails Association was the brainchild of William Hope Harvey of Arkansas, who wanted to improve roads to his Ozark mountain retreat. Thousands of members from . . . — — Map (db m91165) HM
On State Highway 86, 2.5 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2301, on the right when traveling east.
Two miles north of here
Gen. Ranald S. Mackenzie, 4th U.S. Cavalry, ordered shot the 1450 horses captured from Indians in battle in Palo Duro Canyon, September 28, 1874, to prevent their possible recovery by the Indians and to force the Indians to . . . — — Map (db m99806) HM
On SW 2nd Street west of South El Paso Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Quanah Parker's Peyote blanket and other Indian artifacts are part of Swisher County's Museum collection
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A Smith — — Map (db m154189) HM
On County Road 16, 1.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1318, on the right when traveling north.
Comanche and other Indian tribes camped near natural springs to the east and nearby playa lakes
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith — — Map (db m154190) HM
On State Highway 86, 2.5 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2301, on the right when traveling east.
Quanah Parker never forgot that nearby on Sept. 28 & 29, 1874, the U.S. Army shot 1,048 Indian horses
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith — — Map (db m155176) HM
On County Route 13, 0.7 miles south of SW 7th Street, on the right.
The history of this community cemetery dates to October 1890, just three months after Swisher County was organized and Tulia was named county seat. The first recorded burial here is that of 18-year old Louis H. Harral, who died on October 17, 1890. . . . — — Map (db m91197) HM
On South Maxwell Avenue at SE 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Maxwell Avenue.
Faith and Courage --- Endurance and Success
Established in 1876 by the Texas Legislature from Bexar District
Named for James Gibson Swisher, Hero of the Texas Revolution
Organized July 17, 1890
Pioneers who settled Swisher County
Endured . . . — — Map (db m91166) HM
On SE 2nd Street at South Austin Avenue, on the right when traveling west on SE 2nd Street.
Formed from Young and Bexar
Territories
Created: August 21, 1876
Organized: July 17, 1890
Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher
1794-1864 Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, 1835
Signer of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m91196) HM
On Farm to Market Road 146, 3.3 miles west of Texas Highway 207, on the right when traveling west.
The Indiana-Texas Land Company planted a town at this site in 1906, naming it for adjoining counties in western Indiana. It was to be a shipping point on a new railroad line. C. R. Gardner and J. C. Stitt of Terre Haute, Indiana, built a 2-story . . . — — Map (db m100515) HM
On West Broadway west of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The town of Tulia, established in 1887 on the Tule Ranch division of the JA ranch, received an economic boost in the early 20th century with the arrival of the railroad. When Tulia began, the nearest rail connection was more than 100 miles away in . . . — — Map (db m91162) HM
