Timeline of Amarillo, Texas

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

19th century

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  • 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] It will go on to become the world's largest seller of cattle by open bidding.[3]: 169 
  • 1907 - Grand Opera House built.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • 1918 - "Natural gas discovered."[1]
  • 1921 - "Oil discovered."[1]
  • 1924
    • Amarillo Globe newspaper begins publication.[5]
    • Tri-State Fairgrounds open.[1]
  • 1926
  • 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]
  • 1935
    • KGNC radio begins broadcasting.[9]
  • 1939
  • 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.[11]
  • 1954 - Texas State Highway Loop 279 in operation.
  • 1957 - KVII-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[11]
  • 1960 - Population: 137,969.
  • 1966 - Amarillo City Transit established.
  • 1968
  • 1971 - Chase Tower built.
  • 1972 - Amarillo Art Center established.[1]
  • 1976 - Amarillo International Airport in operation.
  • 1982
    • High Plains Food Bank organized.[12]
    • 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.[13]
  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hellmann 2006.
  2. ^ a b "History of Amarillo City Officials". City of Amarillo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Stanley Walker (February 1961). "The Fabulous State of Texas". National Geographic. Vol. 119, no. 2.
  4. ^ Carlson 2006.
  5. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  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.
  8. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Amarillo, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "Newspaper Operates KGNC", Broadcasting, July 1, 1935, page 24.
  10. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  11. ^ a b "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive Free access icon
  12. ^ "About". Amarillo: High Plains Food Bank. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "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. Amarillo, Tex. [Russell & Cockrell]. 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, hdl:2027/mdp.39015002677667 – 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.
  • David J. Wishart, 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.
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