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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q57_1983-relocation-of-the-helium-monument_Amarillo-TX.html
The Helium Monument was moved from its former location at I-40 and Nelson Street to this location on December 16, 1982. The 8 ½ ton stainless steel monument was moved around the southern limits of Amarillo, by an Army 'Chinook' helicopter fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q56_jack-b-kelley_Amarillo-TX.html
Amarillo's status as the "Helium Capital of the World" can be traced back to the efforts on one man, Jack B. Kelley.
Kelley was born in 1916 in Sherman, Texas and moved to Amarillo in 1925. He attended Amarillo High School and in 1941…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q4V_northwest-texas-hospital-school-of-nursing_Amarillo-TX.html
Prominent Amarillo Architect Guy Carlander designed this structure in 1924 as part of a larger hospital complex. The Panhandle oil boom of the 1920's strained municipal and medical facilities and a public teaching hospital was built. The complex i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q4R_route-66-in-amarillo_Amarillo-TX.html
Commonly called the "Main Street of America" and also the "Mother Road," Route 66 became the first paved transcontinental highway in the U.S. spanning from Chicago to Los Angeles, the route in Texas crossed 7 panhandle counties over 177 miles. Rou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q4N_amarillo-natatorium-the-nat_Amarillo-TX.html
The Natatorium, an open air building surrounding a swimming pool that measured 36' by 101', opened in July 1922. "The Nat" was enclosed in 1923 for year round use. In 1926 the building was converted into a dance hall with 10,000 square feet of map…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q4K_smith-rogers-house_Amarillo-TX.html
This house was built for early Amarillo settlers James Bynum and Marie Lowery Smith c. 1904, and was originally located at 1101 south Taylor Street. The home was purchased in 1945 by Jesse A. Rogers, who planned to move his car dealership to the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q4J_helium-time-columns_Amarillo-TX.html
Erected 1968, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of discovery of helium in the gaseous atmosphere surrounding the sun. (The discovery of traces of helium on earth was first announced in 1895.)
The four time columns are filled with books, docume…