Site of Old Happy
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)
34.7482° N, 101.8536° W
Where to Find It
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
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Harman-Toles Elevator Happy
- 0.3 mi SW First United Methodist Church of Happy Happy
- 0.5 mi W Happy Public Schools Happy
- 1.2 mi SW Happy Cemetery Happy
- 13.9 mi N Dreamland Cemetery Canyon
- 13.9 mi N C. Stuart Johnston Canyon