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Amarillo ( / ˌæməˈrɪloʊ / [ 6] AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle. [ 7] A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The estimated population of Amarillo was 200,393 as of ...
Cadillac Ranch. Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm . The installation consists of 10 Cadillacs (1949–1963) buried nose-first in the ground.
Pantex. Coordinates: 35°18′42″N 101°33′35″W. Pantex plant. Pantex is the primary United States nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility that aims to maintain the safety, security and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. [1] [2] The facility is named for its location in the Panhandle of Texas on a 16,000-acre (25 ...
Amarillo metropolitan area. The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Texas Panhandle that covers five counties: Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall, and Oldham. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 268,691. [1]
August 22. 1996. Designated RTHL. 1996. The Santa Fe Building is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. It was completed on January 18, 1930 and had the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company. The Amarillo office of the railroad company supervised more than 5,800 miles (9,334 km) of railroads.
Amarillo College (AC) is a public community college in Amarillo, Texas. It enrolls over 9,100 students and was established in 1929 as Amarillo Junior College . Amarillo College has a total of six campuses as of August 2023.
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.
Website. Amarillo ISD. Amarillo Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States. Amarillo ISD covers about 70 square miles (180 km 2) of land in Randall County and Potter County. In the 2009-2010 academic term, nearly 32,000 students were enrolled.