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Field Air and Space Museum :
A project of the Texas Aviation Historical
Society, Inc. For directions and information telephone 806-335-1812.
Harrington House :
One of Amarillo's early and elegant homes (1914) at 1600 Polk Street. Free tours
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, April to December. Advance arrangements required.
806-374-5490.Thompson
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Palo
Duro Canyon State Park
Lake Meredith
National Recreational Area
Hwy 287 or State Hwy 136 North
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
McClellan
Reservoir
50
miles east of Amarillo on McClellan Creek, Red River tributary
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
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Amarillo Travel
& Tourists Information Texas
Travel Information Center on I-40 / U.S. 287 just east of Amarillo. Operated
by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Amarillo
Convention & Visitor Council
1000 S. Polk Street, Amarillo, Texas 79101
806-373-7800
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History in a Pecan
Shell
The
railroad (Fort Worth and Denver City) was coming through the Panhandle
in 1887 and merchants from Colorado City wanted to establish stores at a logical
stop. Since they needed voters to choose the county seat and most of the voters
were ranch hands of the LX Ranch, the promoters promised them each a residential
and business lot to vote for Oneida. Not surprisingly Oneida won and was
promptly renamed Amarillo.
The first houses in town were
actually painted yellow in honor of the new name and perhaps in guilt for mispronouncing
the Spanish word. A
rancher named Sanborn bought land on the other side of the tracks because
of its elevation and convinced others to move their businesses there as well.
Actually, rains and the subsequent flooding did most of the convincing. This was
the beginning of Polk Street, the city's main commercial boulevard.
The city grew steadily, adding an Opera House in 1909 and a library in 1910.
Helium discoveries in the late 1920s and the establishment of an Army AirField,
led commercial growth until the depression arrived. Because the city was the focal
point of government programs during the depression, the city's infrastructure
benefited greatly from the Work Projects Administration. (See Thompson
Park) Amarillo
grew 85% in the decade of 1950-1960, from 74,000 to 138,000. The population in
1980 was 149,000 and in 1990 it was 158,000. The 2000 Official Highway Map shows
the population to be 168,562.
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Photographer's
Note:
Subject:
Canadian River
These shots are of the Canadian River valley traveling from Dumas,
Texas to Amarillo. You can see Amarillo on the far horizon (to the South).
The river has carved its way through the otherwise flat plains in a million different
channels. The road is U.S. 287/87 which is the main road from Texas
through the Panhandle to Denver and
other points North.
The Canadian
River today is often just a small stream thanks to the many dams on the river
and its tributaries in New Mexico, but even a short rainstorm can fill its banks.
The Canadian River
is now an important recreation area for off-roaders, hikers, and hunters. To the
east of these views, the river flows into Lake Meredith, which is an important
source of drinking water and recreation. - Tom
Jones, December 24, 2007
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Amarillo
in thick of Dust Bowl by Delbert Trew
"Amarillo - The Story
Of A Western Town" by Paul H. Carlson is a must read for old-timers and those
who arrived later. Most who have lived in the Panhandle very long remember seeing
or hearing of our most notorious history, but few know the little details of how
and why the stories unfolded...
Parade
honoring mothers-in-law drew thousands by Delbert Trew
First
intended as a small local event to placate the offended, the celebration drew
national attention when Will Rogers mentioned the upcoming celebration on his
national radio show. Mothers-in-law from across the nation including first lady
Eleanor Roosevelt sent greetings of varied nature...
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