Potter
Amarillo
Amarillo, TX
County seat, Potter County; founded in 1887.
Amarillo
Amarillo, TX
County Seat, Potter County; founded in 1887.
Amarillo Livestock Auction
Amarillo, TX
Established to serve the first permanent industry in the Texas Panhandle--ranching.
Dr. Charles Newton Gould
Amarillo, TX
Pioneer in Texas Geology and Paleontology Dr. Charles Newton Gould (1868 - 1949) One of early scientists to use geology in search for oil...
Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840
Amarillo, TX
Southwest of this marker are dim traces of overland trail to connect river ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren, Ark.
Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, First Railroad through the Texas Panhandle
Amarillo, TX
Pioneered transportation in the old buffalo and Indian frontier and the open-range cattle empire.
Great Spanish Road_First Ranch in Potter County_First Store in Potter County
Amarillo, TX
GREAT SPANISH ROAD Near course of the Canadian River, early as days of the American Revolution, men from Santa Fe went past this spot on...
Homesite of Judge James Nathan Browning
Amarillo, TX
Cowboy, lawyer, state official and jurist.
Mc Bride Ranch House
Amarillo, TX
(Built 1903) A pioneer settler quarried Alibates dolomite from the canyon rim to build this house, mortared with lime burned on the site.
Potter County Courthouse
Amarillo, TX
Organized in August 1887, Potter County erected its first courthouse in 1888 in old town Amarillo.
Potter County, Establishing of
Amarillo, TX
Named for Robert Potter, Secretary of the Navy (1836) and Senator (1840-42) of the Republic of Texas.
The Canadian River
Amarillo, TX
A travel route and dwelling site for over 12,000 years, the Canadian River supported stone and adobe Indian villages from the 12th to the...
The Canadian River
Amarillo, TX
A travel route and dwelling site for over 12,000 years, the Canadian River supported stone and adobe Indian villages from the 12th to the...
The Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Marcy Route, 1849
Amarillo, TX
Clearly visible to the northeast and southwest are ruts of the Old Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail, the overland route connecting river ports...
The H. B. Sanborn House
Amarillo, TX
Built 1902 in 500 block, South Buchanan, by principal early developer of Amarillo, Henry Bradley Sanborn (1845-1912).
The United States Topographical Engineers in the High Plains of Texas
Amarillo, TX
This region and much of western America was mapped under adversity, as territory held by hostile Indians.
William Henry Bush
Amarillo, TX
(1849 - 1931) The Frying Pan Ranch was founded in 1881 by Amarillo pioneer Henry Sanborn and J.F. Glidden, the inventor of barbed wire.