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| Landmark #5810 | Potter County | Visited: November 4, 2018 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park! |
| What makes it historical? | THE PLAQUE SAYS: At various times this playa lake served as a reliable water source for buffalo, wild horses, nomadic Native Americans, explorers, cattle drivers, traders, and pioneers traversing the high plains. The lake area, also called Amarillo Lake, became the original townsite of Amarillo in 1887. Frequent flooding caused the town’s relocation to higher ground one mile east of here by 1890. Amarillo developed there to become the cattle and agricultural railroad shipping center of the Texas high plains region. Modern development has diverted the lake’s natural drainage system and reduced its size. (1994)
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| How do I find it? | Listed Directions: Located on the S access road of Amarillo Boulevard, or Old Route 66 About 0.1 mile W of intersection of Amarillo Boulevard and Travis Street Amarillo, TX 79107 Annotations: From Austin: ~488mi (786km) — 8.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |