Exploring Million Barrel Tank and its museum of memories

A man-made crater sits at the edge of Monahans, Texas. It's a nearly century-old bowl that couldn't hold oil and couldn't hold water, but here's what it holds today.
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[@rockerpat1085]

Ok Why Is There A Ryder Truck In The Picture From June 24 1950??? Did The Truck Go Back To The Future???

[@bobroberts2371]

That truck is from the 1980's

[@chuckbronco6485]

Because the photo isn't from the 1950's

[@Naveandlaen]

I thought the exact same thing

[@triprack]

I came all prepared to point this out and y’all beat me to it😮

[@Plethora.of.Pinatas]

@@bobroberts2371 the car and other trucks are like 90s and up also lol

[@tulsaheatersmidstream]

What an amazing history to preserve.

[@rockerpat1085]

Why? It Really Is Just A Hole In The Ground That Ultimately Failed!!! Truly Is A Waist To Spend Any Money Preserving Any Part Of It!!!!

[@gaildimick1831]

Been there as a kid in the early 50s.

[@vincentrockel1149]

I don't think they had trucks like the Ryder truck in 1950 lol. Maybe 1990

[@bobroberts2371]

Time 310 That picture isn't from 1950, it was from the 80's based on the Ryder rental box truck.

[@KPMACHINE1]

So a failure from day 1. Wouldn’t hold oil, why would ya think it would hold water?

[@jeffpiatt3879]

A little work and a vinyl liner could be added to it to make it hold water. Would be around 128 acre feet of water. Would be a nice pond.

[@drew6167]

Good Ole' Texas construction

[@jeffapplewhite5981]

Dahlgren Virginia has one

[@MrRlt666]

I seen it as a kid probably 1984 or 85.

[@Drgoldthumb]

Make it into a skatepark. It would make kids happy and be world famous

[@pjofurey6239]

Am I the only one thinking SKATEABLE ….

[@mtacoustic1]

Imagine the disaster if that open tank of oil had caught fire!!

[@chuckbronco6485]

It wasn't open it had a roof.

[@byronmartin6459]

Oooops.😊

[@RandallColvin24-7]

Gasoline a product of oil...eats asphalt.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sjb3460]

gasoline is a solvent as well as a fuel.

[@Plethora.of.Pinatas]

That picture from "1950" is fake af. The cars in it are 1990s or even 2000s 3:11

[@dougclem7711]

Thats great and all, but the amount of wildlife that was killed.

[@jamessimms415]

Sh*t happens

[@Dingleberry1856]

Survival of the fittest

[@dylanpeterson3490]

What was the amount of wildlife killed? And by what means?