AMARILLO
Potter and Randall Counties • Texas
Amarillo was founded on August 30, 1887
Amarillo is known as “The Yellow Rose of Texas” (as the city takes its name from the Spanish word for yellow). Amarillo operates one of the largest meat-packing areas in the United States. Two attractions, Cadillac Ranch and Big Texan Steak Ranch, are located in Amarillo.
In April 1887, J.I. Berry established a site for a town. On August 30, 1887, Berry’s town site won the county seat election and was established in Potter County. Railroad and freight service, after the county seat election, made the town a fast-growing cattle-marketing center.
On June 19, 1888, Henry B. Sanborn, who is given credit as the “Father of Amarillo” after trading lots in the low flood-prone area with new lots on the high ground, thus saving Amarillo from flooding.
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