According to the latest installment of “Panhandle Legends” being shown on myhighplains.com, Melissa Dora, commonly known as “M.D.” Oliver-Eakle, was instrumental in helping Amarillo reach new heights of development. She left a lasting mark on the city’s skyline, as well as historic neighborhoods, such as Oliver-Eakle around the historic Wolflin and Bivins areas.
“She was tough, smart, and a giver to the city of Amarillo that she adopted and loved,” Center City Executive Director Beth Duke says of Oliver-Eakle in the video.
Oliver-Eakle was born near Eufaula, Alabama on Sept. 23, 1860. She attended Georgia Female College in Macon and graduated in 1879, before getting married in 1884 to William Oliver, who was an industrialist and principal stockholder of Mississippi Mill, the largest textile manufacturer of the time…