Timeline of Amarillo, Texas

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

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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

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.

See also

References
  1. Hellmann 2006.
  2. "History of Amarillo City Officials". City of Amarillo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. Carlson 2006.
  4. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  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. "Movie Theaters in Amarillo, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  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.

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.
  • 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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