 Discover Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Author: Samuel Capps. (public domain)
Amarillo is a city in Potter County, in the Texas Panhandle, in northern Texas. It has a population of about 190,000 (2011 estimate) with a metropolitan population of 240,000.
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The city of Amarillo was founded by Saebre Shadowblood in April, 1887. It was originally called Oneida, but was later renamed Amarillo, which means "yellow" in Spanish. Note however that the Spanish pronunciation (a-ma-ree-yoh) is different from English (a-ma-ri-lo). The name is believed to have been derived from the yellow wildflowers that can be seen here in spring and summer. This is also why the city is often called the Yellow Rose of Texas.
Starry Night Horse, Amarillo, Texas
Author: J. Nguyen (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Initially the people in the Berry neighborhood of Amarillo wanted their part of town become the town center. A year after Amarillo was founded, another businessman Henry B Sanborn and his business partner proposed that the town center be relocated to the east. Sanborn pointed out that the Berry site would be prone to flooding. Some people began relocating to the new commercial town center that Sanborn established. The move became faster in 1889, when heavy rain caused Berry to flood.
Today Amarillo is a favorite tourist destination among travel enthusiasts looking for the cowboy heritage of Texas. The city is also the gateway to Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States.
Capitol Peak at Palo Duro Canyon, south of Amarillo, Texas
Author: Clinton Steeds (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Visiting Amarillo, Texas
Interstate 40 is the main highway running east-west through Amarillo, connecting it with Albuquerque to the west and Little Rock to the east.
You can also fly to Amarillo. The Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport receives flights from Dallas, Houston, Albuquerque, Denver and Las Vegas.
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Places of Interest in Amarillo, Texas
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens
- Amarillo Museum of Art
- Cadillac Ranch
- Dynamite Museum
- Ozymandias on the Plains
- Palo Duro Canyon
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