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Stanley Marsh 3 (January 31, 1938 – June 17, 2014) was an American artist, businessman, philanthropist, and prankster from Amarillo, Texas.He is perhaps best known for having been the sponsor of the Cadillac Ranch, an unusual public art installation off historic Route 66, now Interstate 40, west of Amarillo.
Sahuaro Ranch was founded in 1886, by William Henry Bartlett, a native of Illinois. The ranch, located north of what eventually became the city of Glendale, Arizona, was rich in figs and other fruit orchards, vineyards, and fields of alfalfa. The ranch has all of its historical structures restored, and the "Sahuaro Ranch Park" is administered ...
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A year later, in 1915, he purchased the Bravo Ranch, which spanned 111,000 acres in Hartley County, Texas, for US$540,000. [2] [4] The acreage came from the XIT Ranch. [5] Shortly after the purchase of the ranch, he was the owner of 500,000 acres and 28,000 head of cattle in total. [4] Shelton raised Hereford and Angus cattle on the Bravo Ranch ...
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A group of old limousines await placement in the ground at the new Slug Bug Ranch Friday in Amarillo. Lee stressed that it was important to get buy-in from Route 66 organizations from across Texas ...
Murphy Park named after William John Murphy the founder of Glendale. The town clock (pictured) was dedicated in 1987 to the memory of Thelma Renick Heatwole (1912–1991), who covered life in the Glendale community for more than 40 years as a newspaper reporter. The park is located at 58th & Glendale Avenues and has a public library.
Sanborn was the founder of Amarillo, Texas, [5] which lay on his Frying Pan Ranch. [1] When the Fort Worth and Denver Railway built a stop in the town, he established the Panhandle Loan Association and built the Amarillo Hotel for US$50,000. [1] [6] Three years later, he acquired the Hutchins House and redeveloped it into a hotel in 1892. [1]