Looking for an authentic taste of the Old West? Southwest Amarillo, TX is the perfect place to experience the diversity of the past. Every year travelers flock here for many things, including a cowboy morning breakfast.
With the lure of black gold, the region's economy developed quickly. In 1887, the coming of the railroad opened new markets in Amarillo for farmers. By 1899 Amarillo was the commercial and industrial center of the Texas Panhandle. Some of the current economy is focused on ranching, meatpacking, flour milling, zinc and copper smelting, and the manufacture of helicopters, and cattle feed. More ...