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The
present Potter County courthouse
2002 photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson |
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The 1932 concrete and terra cotta courthouse was designed by the architectural
firm of Towns, Lightfoot and Funk. |
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Postcard
image of Potter County Courthouse in Amarillo |
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courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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Robert Potter
was a Secretary of the Texas Navy and was Commander in charge of Galveston.
The Spanish gave Amarillo its name,
by naming a nearby creek for the Spanish word for yellow.
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Another
view of the 1932 Potter County Courthouse
Postmaster tells Chicago Doctor about Amarillo's Courthouse Change
Text: "This building has been replaced by a new and very modern
eight story courthouse." - (signed) Postmaster, Amarillo, Texas
TE postcard archive |
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1906
Potter County Courthouse
TE postcard archive |
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courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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