U.S. Bureau of Mines, Helium Plants, Exell Helium Plant, Highway 287N, Masterson, Moore County, TX
Summary
Significance: The advances in helium technology developed at the Amarillo plant were implemented at Exell, the U.S. Bureau of Mines' principal helium producer from 1945 to 1998. Exell was the last of the government-operated helium plants to shut down after Congress passed the Helium Privatization Act in 1996.
Survey number: HAER TX-105-B
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1986 Subsequent Work
Tags
defense industry
masterson
bureau
mines
helium
plants
helium plants
exell
exell helium plant
highway
moore
moore county
texas
historic american engineering record
photo
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Masterson
,
35.63588, -101.96018
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html