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The escarpment's features formed by erosion from rivers and streams, creating arroyos and highly diverse terrain, including the large Palo Duro Canyon southeast of Amarillo, Texas. [1] One will notice the change in elevation of several hundred feet while crossing the Caprock Escarpment on Interstate 40 between Adrian, Texas and San Jon, New Mexico.
Hundreds of families lined up around Palo Duro High School to get toys for their children at the 11th annual Northside Toy Drive Saturday in Amarillo.
Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. [2] The second largest canyon system in the United States , it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places.
Interstate 27 (I-27 [a]) is an Interstate Highway, entirely in the US state of Texas, running north from Lubbock to I-40 in Amarillo.These two cities are the only control cities on I-27; [5] other cities and towns served by I-27 include (from south to north) New Deal, Abernathy, Hale Center, Plainview, Kress, Tulia, Happy, and Canyon.
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In July, they discussed their initial purpose, which was to "recapture, recreate, and preserve the history of the Texas Panhandle by the presentation of a symphonic drama in a permanent theater in the Palo Duro Canyon of Texas." [17] In September 1961, the organization incorporated legally and the group came to represent 40 West Texas counties ...
Route 66 Festival all-day finale celebration. The Second Annual Texas Route 66 Festival finale presented by Amarillo National Bank runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Amarillo's Route 66 Historic ...
The City of Amarillo opened a municipal airport, referred to as "Old Muny" or "Old Municipal Airport", on 29 May 1929, located 4 miles west of the current Amarillo International Airport. Western Air Express air service was inaugurated here on 1 June 1929. Charles Lindbergh and wife were in attendance. Old Muny closed in 1951. [3] [5]