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Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, [5] within the Beaumont– Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston (city center to city center). With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, [3] Beaumont ...
1838 – Beaumont site designated seat of Jefferson County. [1] 1845 – John Jay French house (residence) built. [2] 1872 – First Baptist Church established. [3] 1876 – Lumber mill in business (approximate date). [1] 1880 – Beaumont Enterprise newspaper begins publication.
The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located in Beaumont, Texas, to commemorate the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in Beaumont on Jan. 10, 1901. The discovery sparked an oil boom in Texas that continues today. Along with a gift shop with commemorative gifts, the museum features historical, period reenactments by area ...
Arrested. 200+. The 1943 race riot in Beaumont, Texas was an anti-Black terrorist event that erupted on June 15, 1943 and ended two days later. It was related to wartime tensions in the overcrowded city, which had been flooded by workers from across the South. White workers from the Pennsylvania Shipyard in Beaumont attacked local black ...
Spindletop was the largest gusher the world had seen and catapulted Beaumont into an oil-fueled boomtown. Beaumont's population of 10,000 tripled in 3 months and eventually rose to 50,000. [9] Speculation led land prices to increase rapidly. By the end of 1902, more than 500 companies had been formed and 285 wells were in operation. [3]
Designated CP. April 14, 1978. Designated RTHL. 1978. The Jefferson Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre located on Fannin Street in downtown Beaumont, Texas. Designed by Emile Weil and built in 1927, it is an example of Old Spanish architecture and seats over 1400. The theatre was built by Jefferson Amusement Company, which was owned ...
350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701. Coordinates. 30°05′08.3″N 94°05′48″W / 30.085639°N 94.09667°W / 30.085639; -94.09667. Type. Science, Technology, and History. Collection size. over 1,400 artifacts dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison. Owner. Edison Museum, a non-profit education foundation.
380 Main Street. Beaumont, TX 77701. United States. Circulation. 5,925 (as of 2023) [1] Website. beaumontenterprise.com. The Beaumont Enterprise is a newspaper of Hearst Communications, headquartered in Beaumont, Texas. [2] It has been in operation since 1880.