Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument (Amarillo, Texas)

USA / Texas / Bishop Hills / Amarillo, Texas

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The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument was erected in Amarillo, Texas during 1968 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of helium in the spectrum of light from the Sun. The Amarillo site was selected for the Monument because Amarillo has been the center of activities related to helium since the government purchased the helium-rich Cliffside Gas Field in 1927. The Bureau of Mines placed the Amarillo Helium Plant in operation in 1929 and has maintained its headquarters for the Federal Helium Program in Amarillo since that time.

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Coordinates: 35°11'58"N 101°54'47"W

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