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Site of Old Happy

Happy, Randall County

Marker Text

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 miles west) to Santa Fe Line, 1906. (1973)

Marker Details

Address US 87, 1 mi. N of Happy
Location Description from Happy, travel north of US 87 about 1 mile, marker is attached to windmill o the west side of the highway at the Randall/Swisher County line
Marker # 4852
Dedicated 1973
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code ghost towns
Latitude, Longitude 34.747496, -101.853412

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