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Amarillo (Postcard History Series)

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Many of us are surprised to be informed that the city of Amarillo used to be in reality founded twice. At the start settled by J. T. Berry in April 1887 and referred to as Oneida, the site of the town used to be located on such low ground that many residents feared it used to be liable to flooding. In 1888, one concerned resident named Henry B. Sanborn began buying land a mile east of the site as a potential place to relocate the town. In 1889, the town’s fears came to fruition when heavy rains flooded the original town site, prompting residents to move to Sanborn’s new location. The town went on to grow to be some of the world’s busiest cattle shipping points in the late 1890s, causing its population to grow significantly. Today Amarillo is the largest city in the Texas Panhandle, and its economy continues to thrive on cattle, together with agriculture, oil, and natural gas.

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