On August 30, 1887, Berry's town site won the county seat election and was established in Potter County. Berry and Colorado City, Texas, merchants wanted to make their new town site the region's main trading center. Berry established a site for a town after he chose a well-watered section along the right-of-way of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad, which had begun building across the Texas Panhandle.
Highway 66 also passed through the city.įor a chronological guide, see Timeline of Amarillo, Texas.ĭuring April 1887, J. The attractions Cadillac Ranch, and Big Texan Steak Ranch are located adjacent to Interstate 40. The location of this facility also gave rise to the nickname "Bomb City". Pantex, the only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility in the country, is also a major employer. Amarillo operates one of the largest meat-packing areas in the United States. The city is also known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (as the city takes its name from the Spanish word for yellow), "Yellow City" for its name, and "Rotor City, USA" for its V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft assembly plant. Īmarillo was once the self-proclaimed " Helium Capital of the World" for having one of the country's most productive helium fields. The availability of the railroad and freight service provided by the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad contributed to the city's growth as a cattle-marketing center in the late 19th century. The city of Amarillo, originally named Oneida, is situated in the Llano Estacado region. The Amarillo- Pampa- Borger combined statistical area had an estimated population of 308,297 as of 2020. The estimated population of Amarillo was 200,393 as of April 1, 2020. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.
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