Timeline of Amarillo, Texas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Amarillo, Texas, USA.

19th century[]

1889 - Town of Amarillo incorporated.^[1]
1890 - Population: 482.
1892 - W. W. Wetsel becomes mayor.^[2]
1899 - City of Amarillo incorporated.^[1]
1900 - Population: 1,442.

20th century[]

1905 - Amarillo Livestock Auction begins.^[1]
1907 - Grand Opera House built.^[3]
1909
- Amarillo News begins publication.^[1]
- Amarillo National Bank established.
1910 - Population: 9,957.
1914 - Amarillo Police Department formed.
1915 - Panhandle Weekly newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1918 - "Natural gas discovered."^[1]
1921 - "Oil discovered."^[1]
1924
- Amarillo Globe newspaper begins publication.^[4]
- KGNC radio begins broadcasting.^[5]
- Tri-State Fairgrounds open.^[1]
1926
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo established.^[6]
- Amarillo Globe-News newspaper in publication.
- Herring Hotel built.
1929
- Amarillo College established.^[1]
- English Field (airfield) begins operating.
- Temple B'nai Israel dedicated.^[7]
1930
- Santa Fe Building (hi-rise) constructed.
- Population: 43,132.
1932
- Potter County Courthouse built.
- Paramount Theatre in business.^[8]
1939
- Amarillo US Post Office and Courthouse built.
- KFDA radio begins broadcasting.^[5]
1942 - U.S. military Amarillo Army Air Field activated near city.
1949 - Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.^[8]
1953 - KFDA-TV and KGNC-TV (now KAMR-TV) (television) begin broadcasting.^[9]
1954 - Texas State Highway Loop 279 in operation.
1957 - KVII-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[9]
1960 - Population: 137,969.
1966 - Amarillo City Transit established.
1968
- U.S. military Amarillo Air Force Base closes.
- Amarillo Civic Center (convention center) opens (approximate date).^{[chronology citation needed]}
- Fox Theatre (cinema) in business.^[8]
1971 - Chase Tower built.
1972 - Amarillo Art Center established.^[1]
1976 - Amarillo International Airport in operation.
1982 - High Plains Food Bank organized.^[10]
1982 - KJTV (now KCIT) ((television) begin broadcasting.
1990 - Population: 157,571.
1998 - February 10: Oprah Winfrey wins mad cow disease-related lawsuit brought by local ranchers.^[1]
2000 - Amarillo National Center (arena) built.

21st century[]

2006 - Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts opens.
2010 - Population: 190,695.^[11]
2011 - Paul Harpole becomes mayor.^[2]
2017 - Xcel Energy opens a new building in downtown Amarillo Also a new downtown hotel was built along with a parking garage. Also Ginger Nelson was elected the 2nd female mayor in Amarillo.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Hellmann 2006.
^ ^a ^b "History of Amarillo City Officials". City of Amarillo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ Carlson 2006.
^ ^a ^b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ "Texas: West Texas: Amarillo". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Movie Theaters in Amarillo, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
^ "About". Amarillo: High Plains Food Bank. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ "Amarillo city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

Bibliography[]

"Amarillo". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890.
Charter of the City of Amarillo. 1914.
"Amarillo". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1914.
Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Amarillo", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via HathiTrust + chronology
Della Tyler Key. In the Cattle Country: History of Potter County, 1887–1966 (Amarillo: Tyler-Berkley, 1961; 2d ed., Wichita Falls: Nortex, 1972).
David L. Nail. One Short Sleep Past: A Profile of Amarillo in the Thirties (Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains, 1973).
Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Amarillo, TX", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
Helen Simons; Cathryn A. Hoyt, eds. (1996). "Lubbock and the Plains: Amarillo". Guide to Hispanic Texas (Abridged ed.). University of Texas Press. pp. 295+. ISBN 978-0-292-77709-5.
, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Amarillo, Texas". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
Paul H. Carlson (2006). Amarillo: the Story of a Western Town. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-587-4.
Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Amarillo". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
Ron Smith (2009). Amarillo. Postcard History Series. Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-7123-2.
David G. McComb (2015). "Railroad Towns: Amarillo". The City in Texas: a History. University of Texas Press. pp. 134+. ISBN 978-0-292-76746-1.

External links[]

"Windows on the Past", Amarillo Globe-News, Series featuring photographs pulled from the archives of the Amarillo Globe-News
"Historical Maps of Texas Cities: Amarillo". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
"Amarillo". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.

[FOOTNOTEHellmann2006-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Hellmann 2006.

[mayors-2] "History of Amarillo City Officials". City of Amarillo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[FOOTNOTECarlson2006-3] Carlson 2006.

[LOC-4] "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[Alicoate1939-5] Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636

[katolsk-6] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[7] "Texas: West Texas: Amarillo". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[cinema-8] "Movie Theaters in Amarillo, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[TV1964-9] "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive

[10] "About". Amarillo: High Plains Food Bank. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[11] "Amarillo city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

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Timeline of Amarillo, Texas

Contents

19th century[]

20th century[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

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