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Dad's Corner |
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Holliday,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 44' 48.8976",
-98° 41' 17.7972"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
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. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Dad's Corner Historical Marker Location Map, Holliday, Texas
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