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The Amarillo Mountains: The Panhandle’s Hidden Peaks

The Amarillo Mountains are a hidden wonder right under our feet. If you stand in downtown Amarillo and look out, you see only the flat, endless Llano Estacado. But deep below all that dirt and rock, there’s a huge, rugged mountain range most folks never even hear about. Here is the story of the hidden peaks beneath the Panhandle. The […]
lynn county
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Lynn County: Where the Prairie Became an Empire

Lynn County, Texas, was first established in 1876 when the Texas Legislature set the process in motion. Folks made it official in 1903. The county sits high on the Llano Estacado, where the wind never seems to rest. Before anyone marked out boundaries, this land was nothing but open prairie and short grass as far as you could see. For […]
Bailey County
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Bailey County, Texas

Bailey County sits on the western edge of the Texas Panhandle. It lies right next to the New Mexico border. Founded in 1876, the county was officially organized in 1919. It covers about 835 square miles of flat, sandy land. The county was named after Peter James Bailey III. He was a Kentucky lawyer who died defending the Alamo. History […]