. >>> they say this is the pan halgded handel of texas is the only place you can watch your dog run away for two weeks. >> the majority in the pan handle wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the coming of the railroad. ♪ >>> the c-span cities tour is on the road exploring the american story. this weekend we travel to am rillo texas. >> am rillo is in the center of the texas panhandle. we ateksatly call ourselves the capital city of the texas panhandlel. i think our super power here in the city is that we think regionally. >> with the help of our sudden link cable partners we'll learn about the history and life around here. as we talk with local authors. >> the state park today is a lot like it has been for thousands of years. all of a sudden you come across this huge drop into the earth. it's the second largest in the united states after the grand. >> she was here twice, between 1912 and '14, she was in am rillo teaching for the public school system of am rillo. and in 1916 to 1918 she got a faculty position here. sometimes they don't write. o'keefe wrote prolifically. thk teach us so much mo