Historical MarkerWilliam Henry Bush
Amarillo · Potter County · Dedicated 1984 · THC Atlas #5375005830
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Marker Inscription
(1849 - 1931) 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. (1984)
About this site
William Henry Bush is a historical marker in Amarillo, Potter County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Potter County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.2292, -101.8832 near Amarillo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Route 66 in Amarillo (historical marker), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat"), Smith-Rogers House, and Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5375005830. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
