Amarillo in Potter County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

William Henry Bush

(1849 - 1931)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

1. William Henry Bush Marker

Inscription. The Frying Pan Ranch was founded in 1881 by Amarillo Pioneer Henry Sanborn and J.F. Glidden, the inventor of barbed wire. The partnership was dissolved in 1894. Glidden sold the ranch to his son-in-law, W.H. Bush, who later endowed the free library and park in his birthplace, Martinsburg, New York. Bush was a patron of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Amarillo Public Library. His gift of land in 1900 established the site of St. Anthony's Hospital. The round up house built in 1926 was a present to his daughter, Emeline, on her sixteenth birthday.

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5830.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 35° 13.683′ N, 101° 53.057′ W. Marker is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County. It is on North Western Street north of NW 12th Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amarillo TX 79124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Texas Ivy Antiques, Amarillo, Texas (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dutch Mill Service Station & Café (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bussey Building (approx.

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1½ miles away); Route 66 in Amarillo (approx. 1½ miles away); Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat") (approx. 1½ miles away); Smith-Rogers House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing (approx. 1.7 miles away); Wild Horse Lake (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amarillo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

2. William Henry Bush Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

3. William Henry Bush Marker

Southbound North Western Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.