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==History== Turkey was [[platted]] (formal surveyed property lots, streets, etc. defined and mapped) in 1907. The Bob Wills Festival, named in honor of [[western swing]] legend [[Bob Wills]] (who grew up in Turkey) has been held annually since 1972, featuring western swing and country music performances ranging from notable bands at the dance hall to impromptu jam sessions around town. The festival drew 10,000 people in 2022.<ref name=Wallace>{{cite web |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/turkey-bob-wills-still-king/ |title=A Trip to Turkey, Texas, Where Western Swing Is Still King |author=Christian Wallace |date=May 20, 2022 |work=Texas Monthly |accessdate=September 23, 2024}}</ref> In November 2011, animal rights organization [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] petitioned the town to temporarily change its name to "[[Tofurky]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/peta-wants-turkey-tx-to-change-its-name-to-tofurky/|title=PETA Wants Turkey, TX, to Change Its Name to "Tofurky"|date=November 15, 2011|website=Texas Monthly}}</ref> ===Notable buildings=== [[File:1928_Phillips_66.jpg|thumb|Restored 1928 Phillips 66 service station, the first Phillips 66 service station built in Texas]] The first [[Phillips 66]] service station built in Texas opened on July 27, 1928, on the corner of 5th Street and Main in Turkey, Texas.<ref>Turkey ''Enterprise'' Newspaper, July 26, 1928</ref> In January 2019, this service station was recognized by the [[Texas Historical Commission]] as a [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmark]] and a marker dedication ceremony to unveil the state historical marker was planned to take place at the service station in April 2020.<ref name="ReferenceA">January 25, 2019, Texas Historical Commission email correspondence from Lynnette Cen to Historical Marker sponsor Michael Goldsby</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} The [[Hotel Turkey]] opened in 1927.<ref name=carmack>Carmack, Liz. [http://www.historictexashotels.com ''Historic Hotels of Texas''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310124150/http://historictexashotels.com/ |date=2009-03-10 }}, Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas, 2007. pp 129-131.</ref> The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 24, 1991. The hotel traditionally hosts the musicians who come to Turkey for the annual Bob Wills Festival held over several days centered on the last Saturday in April.<ref name=Wallace/> [[File:Turkey_city_limits.jpg|thumb|Turkey city limits]] The Bob Wills Museum is located in Turkey, in the old elementary school.<ref name=Wallace/> A monument at the city limits of Turkey honors Wills.
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