Self-guided · metro area, Texas
Veterans Memorials in Amarillo, TX
Every region holds some piece of the country's story. The Amarillo, TX metro area has about 276,235 residents, ranking 185th in the country. The markers and register listings are where those pieces are written down, and the closest ones to Amarillo, TX are listed below.
War memorials, monuments and veterans halls near you, with the names, the wars and the stories they were built to keep.
On the record near Amarillo, TX
The 8 nearest
8 listed sites on the record match veterans memorials within 300 miles of Amarillo, TX, out of 40 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.
- Pioneer Memorial Building (Hank Smith House)113 miles from the center of Amarillo · Crosby CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Mason Memorial Building143 miles from the center of Amarillo · Garza CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Kingfisher Memorial Hall224 miles from the center of Amarillo · Building · Kingfisher · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
- Kinsley Civil War Monument229 miles from the center of Amarillo · Object · Kinsley · listed 2008National Register of Historic Places
- American Legion Hall232 miles from the center of Amarillo · Building · Eads · listed 2007National Register of Historic Places
- American Legion Hut247 miles from the center of Amarillo · Building · Edmond · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places
- Cushing American Legion Building289 miles from the center of Amarillo · Building · Cushing · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial292 miles from the center of Amarillo · Object · Hutchinson · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
Distances are straight-line from the center of Amarillo, TX. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Veterans Memorials in Amarillo, step by step
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Read the short history of the period for this area
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Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter
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Visit the nearest site and read its full record
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Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest
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Add the site to a route that follows the period in order
What people in Amarillo, TX ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Amarillo, TX?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
Are the hard parts of this history included?
Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.
Why are there so many of these sites near Amarillo, TX?
Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.
How a visit works in Amarillo
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Amarillo, TX the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Amarillo, TX are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
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