General Ernest O. Thompson

General Ernest O. Thompson is a memorial in Potter, Texas. General Ernest O. Thompson is situated nearby to Black Bear, as well as near African Lions.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wonderland Park and Hornet.

Wonderland Park

Theme park

Wonderland Park

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Wonderland Park is an amusement park located in Thompson Memorial Park, Amarillo, Texas, United States. Wonderland Park is situated 1,300 feet north of General Ernest O. Thompson.

Hornet

Hornet is a family twister roller coaster located at Wonderland Park in Amarillo, Texas. It was previously enclosed and located at Six Flags AstroWorld, as well as at Boblo Island Amusement Park. Hornet is situated 1,900 feet north of General Ernest O. Thompson.

Herring Hotel

Historic building

Photo: Joshua Coach oh Ommen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Herring Hotel is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Amarillo, Texas. It was completed in 1926 and was named after the builder and operator, Cornelius Taylor Herring. Herring Hotel is situated 2 miles south of General Ernest O. Thompson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pleasant Valley and Amarillo.

Pleasant Valley

Hamlet

Pleasant Valley was an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is now largely within the city limits of Amarillo.

Amarillo

Photo: Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Amarillo, which means "yellow" in Spanish, is the center of the Texas Panhandle at the edge of the Great Plains.

Cliffside

Hamlet

Cliffside is an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. Cliffside is situated 5 miles west of General Ernest O. Thompson.

General Ernest O. Thompson

Type: Memorial
Address: Amarillo
Category: historic site
Location: Potter, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.239° or 35° 14′ 20″ north

Longitude

-101.83311° or 101° 49′ 59″ west

Inception

1966

Operator

Texas Historical Commission

Open location code

857W65Q8+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12453470371

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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