Thursday, March 13, 2014

Pampered on the two-lane

The morning with my friend was enlightening and provided a dose of energy, but it was only a snippet of what was to come. The drive along Amarillo Blvd. provided glimpses into US 60 and older stretches of Route 66.
 
The journey towards the eastern portion of the Panhandle brought me to the town of Pampa, 45 miles northeast of Amarillo.


The largest town in Gray County was originally named Glasgow in 1888 after the Southern Kansas Railroad stopped in the area and established a telegraph station. A year later, the community was renamed Sutton and in 1892, after a post office was created, George Tyng, manager of the White Deer Land Company, changed the town's name to Pampa. After parking the truck I took a stroll around Mr. Tyng's town.

                                                      (Gray County Courthouse)

From there I strolled over to the White Deer Museum, which has an array of items ranging from uniforms from the Pampa Oiler baseball squad


to an exhibit on T. D. Hobart, who worked for the New York and Texas Land Company and M Bar Ranch in nearby Canadian.
However, it was time for lunch at The Coney Island Café. Moments later, I found a café that served much more than meals. Woody Guthrie and the Harris Drug Store.

The wind drifted me north into another Miami, which is known for... Miami, TX
From there I continued on US 60...

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