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County seat of Jefferson County. Settled in 1825 as Tevis Bluff; incorporated as Beaumont Dec. 16, 1838. Early trading post, riverboat port, lumber, rice and ranching center. Near site of Spindletop gusher, where oil became an industry, ushering in the modern port and shipyards, and a vast industrial and chemical complex.
Beaumont is a historical marker in Beaumont, Jefferson County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 137 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0819, -94.0947 near Beaumont. The nearest cataloged historic site is Millard, Henry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Beaumont: Lumber Mill City of the Nineteenth Century, Tyrrell Public Library, and Tevis, Nancy.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5245010493. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Beaumont” names 2 distinct records in Jefferson County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1967 in Beaumont. The others:
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