THEBROADWAYOFAMERICA once brought enough tourism and commerce in the 1920s to Turkey to support numerous retail and service businesses, according to a newly installed Texas historical marker adjacent to the Phillips 66 station in turkey. | COURTESY PHOTO
“Turkey gets another Texas Historical Marker on Main Street!” posted parttime Turkey resident Mike Goldsby back in February. “I applied for this Historical Marker in 2023 and placed it next to the Bob Wills tour bus on Main Street today (Saturday 2/21/2026).”
The Marker is titled “Bankhead Highway in Turkey.” There are six previous Bankhead Highway markers documenting the road’s route across Texas …
