Back When with Wes Reeves: Our Place on the Map
150 years ago, the Panhandle as we know it came to be
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Tag: history
Back When with Wes Reeves: The Grass was Greener in 1876
Charles Goodnight and other pioneer herdsmen staked Panhandle claims 150 years back
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Dust on the Lens
The 1930s Kodak moments that caught us in a bad light
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Hog-wild to high-minded in borger
Borger’s 100-year road to respectability is the story of us all
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Upsizing Downtown
A “skyscraper” was a fitting accessory for Amarillo’s 1920s ambitions.
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Back When with Wes Reeves: High School Mascots
Most area schools’ mascots have origins that have been lost to time
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Street Stories
A Guide to Historic Area Neighborhoods
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Lake Meredith at 60
Lake Meredith has proven to be life-giving in more ways than one.
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Tornado Threats and Other Bad Clouds
So much of my early childhood was shaped by tornado threats, mostly in the months of May and June
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Unto Dust …
The dark and dirty days of April 1935
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Back When with Wes Reeves: Passing trains that have no names
The first passenger train arrived here in 1887 when there were more cattle than people in the city.
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Back When with Wes Reeves
In 1964 we took a huge “L” in the economic win-loss column that still has us wondering what might’ve been.
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Canyon Walls and Warriors
Marking the 150th anniversary of the incredibly influential Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
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Back When with Wes Reeves
The role of British businessmen in dawn of the Panhandle’s ranching empire
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Back When with Wes Reeves
Brick streets stand the test of time
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Back When with Wes Reeves
And the Walls (Almost) Came Tumbling Down
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Celebrating Clarendon College
125 Years of Higher Education
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A Century of Care
Northwest Texas Hospital Celebrates 100 Years
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Boom Town: 1924-2024
Key Amarillo institutions celebrate milestone anniversaries
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Amarillo Children’s Home
100 years of support for kids in need
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Long Focus
95 Years of Broome Optical
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United We Stand
The United Way Celebrates a Century of Local Service
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Maverick Club and Boys Ranch
Adapt as They Age
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Back When with Wes Reeves
Unbuilt Amarillo
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Back When with Wes Reeves
We may not know when we’ve crossed the 98th meridian, or even care, but it’s a pretty reliable borderline dividing Texas between east and west.
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Badge of Honor
The story of Thomas E. Creek, Amarillo’s only Medal of Honor recipient
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The Coolest Spot in the City
Amarillo Ice Ranch
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Holidays at the Harrington House
At look into the Historic Harrington House during the holidays
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Honor, Remember & Learn
Texas Panhandle War Memorial
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Prisoner of the Forgotten War
Korean War POW and Amarillo resident Dan McKinney perseveres at age 97
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