Information for Fannett, TX

Latitude: 29-45-21 N, Longitude: 094-14-42.27 W


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
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P-79A Z-79A     Fannett, TX FPS-14   Apr-60 Jun-64 Gap-Filler Annex. Located on top of the Big Hill salt dome (but not the same ''Big Hill'' near Beaumont known as the ''Spindletop dome'' (site of the famous Lucas [Oil] Gusher of 1901). Radar building is still extant.

Current Use: The gap-filler radar building is abandoned and in disrepair; site is heavily overgrown. Big Hill (near Winnie) hosts a Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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