Historical Markers in Amarillo, Texas

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• First Cemetery in Potter Countyplaced 1967

  On the old _X (LX), first ranch in Potter County, established in 1877 by W.H. Bates and D.T. Beals, Boston (Mass.) industrialists.

• McBride Ranch Houseplaced 1971

  (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, Establishing ofplaced 1970

  Named for Robert Potter, Secretary of the Navy (1836) and Senator (1840-42) of the Republic of Texas.

• Mary (Masterson) and John Fain Houseplaced 1994

  This house and its "twin" next door were built by sisters Mary Masterson Fain and Anna Belle Masterson Krister.

• Wild Horse Lakeplaced 1994

  At various times this playa lake served as a reliable water source for buffalo, wild horses, nomadic native americans, explorers, cattle drivers…

• Amarilloplaced 1970

  Named for Arroyo Amarillo, nearby creek given its designation by Spaniards in early days. In 1887, when the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad was…

Amarillo on the Texas history calendar

• June 15: First Cemetery in Potter County
• October 22: McBride Ranch House

All 67 historical markers in Amarillo

• A.T. & S.F. No. 5000 "Madam Queen"1965
• Alice Victoria Ghormley Curtis House1997
• Amarillo1965
• Amarillo1970
• Amarillo
• Amarillo1965
• Amarillo Globe Dream House2008
• Amarillo Helium Plant1965
• Amarillo Livestock Auction1970
• Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat")1996
• Amarillo Tri-State Fair1998
• American Legion Hanson Post No. 542011
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, The Amarillo Story1973
• Avery and Mary Turner House2011
• Bivins Home1965
• Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House1994
• Dr. Charles Newton Gould1967
• Eakle-Archer House1994
• Edward L. and Margaret Seewald Roberts House2016
• First Cemetery in Potter County1967
• First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas
• First Hospital on the High Plains of Texas / St. Anthony's Hospital, Founded 19011966
• First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport1966
• Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building2011
• Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 18401964
• Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, First Railroad through the Texas Panhandle1966
• General Ernest O. Thompson1966
• Great Spanish Road / First Ranch in Potter County / First Store in Potter County1965
• H. W. and Katie Galbraith House1991
• Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum1968
• Henry B. Sanborn1984
• Henry Bradley Sanborn1971
• Herring-Crudgington House1991
• Homesite of Judge James Nathan Browning1969
• Houghton House1981
• International Harvester Building2017
• Llano Cemetery1987
• Mary (Masterson) and John Fain House1994
• McBride Ranch House1971
• Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle1985
• Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing1996
• Old First Baptist Church1964
• Ordway Hall2008
• Polk Street Schools2010
• Polk Street United Methodist Church2013
• Potter County1936
• Potter County Courthouse1996
• Potter County Library1997
• Potter County, Establishing of1970
• Route 66 in Amarillo1996
• Russell Hall2008
• Santa Fe Building1997
• Self Sacrifice of Padre Fray Juan de Padilla - 15441936
• Shuford-Killough House1991
• Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths1966
• Smith-Rogers House2008
• St. Francis Catholic Church2008
• St. Francis Catholic Church Community1983
• St. Mary's Academy1982
• The Bar X (LX) First Ranch in Potter County1971
• The Canadian River1967
• The Canadian River1967
• The Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Marcy Route, 18491965
• The H. B. Sanborn House1971
• The United States Topographical Engineers in the High Plains of Texas1973
• Wild Horse Lake1994
• William Henry Bush1984

Historical markers near Amarillo

• Canyon47 stories · 19 mi
• Panhandle32 stories · 26 mi
• Claude16 stories · 27 mi
• Boys Ranch6 stories · 31 mi
• Vega5 stories · 31 mi
• Happy5 stories · 35 mi

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