• Source: 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.
1890 - Population: 482.
1892 - W. W. Wetsel becomes mayor.
1899 - City of Amarillo incorporated.
1900 - Population: 1,442.




20th century


1905 - Amarillo Livestock Auction begins. It will go on to become the world's largest seller of cattle by open bidding.: 169 
1907 - Grand Opera House built.
1909
Amarillo News begins publication.
Amarillo National Bank established.
1910 - Population: 9,957.
1914 - Amarillo Police Department formed.
1915 - Panhandle Weekly newspaper begins publication.
1918 - "Natural gas discovered."
1921 - "Oil discovered."
1924
Amarillo Globe newspaper begins publication.
Tri-State Fairgrounds open.
1926
Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo established.
Amarillo Globe-News newspaper in publication.
Herring Hotel built.
1929
Amarillo College established.
English Field (airfield) begins operating.
Temple B'nai Israel dedicated.
1930
Santa Fe Building (hi-rise) constructed.
Population: 43,132.
1932
Potter County Courthouse built.
Paramount Theatre in business.
1935
KGNC radio begins broadcasting.
1939
Amarillo US Post Office and Courthouse built.
KFDA radio begins broadcasting.
1942 - U.S. military Amarillo Army Air Field activated near city.
1949 - Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.
1953 - KFDA-TV and KGNC-TV (now KAMR-TV) (television) begin broadcasting.
1954 - Texas State Highway Loop 279 in operation.
1957 - KVII-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
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).
Fox Theatre (cinema) in business.
1971 - Chase Tower built.
1972 - Amarillo Art Center established.
1976 - Amarillo International Airport in operation.
1982
High Plains Food Bank organized.
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.
2000 - Amarillo National Center (arena) built.




21st century


2006 - Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts opens.
2010 - Population: 190,695.
2011 - Paul Harpole becomes mayor.
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


Amarillo history
List of mayors of Amarillo, Texas
National Register of Historic Places listings in Potter County, Texas
Timelines of other cities in the West Texas area of Texas: Abilene, El Paso, Lubbock, Midland




References






Bibliography






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.

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