The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...
, USA.
19th century
* 1838 – Beaumont site designated seat of
Jefferson County.
* 1845 – John Jay French
house
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
(residence) built.
* 1872 – First Baptist Church established.
* 1876 – Lumber mill in business (approximate date).
* 1880 – ''
Beaumont Enterprise'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1881
** Beaumont Fire Company #1 organized.
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Aldermanic form of government adopted.
* 1889 – ''
Beaumont Journal
''The Beaumont Enterprise'' is a newspaper of Hearst Communications, headquartered in Beaumont, Texas. It has been in operation since 1880.
In addition to BeaumontEnterprise.com and the daily newspaper, ''The Enterprise'' produces several weeklie ...
'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1890 – Population: 3,296.
* 1892 – Rice mill in business.
* 1900 – Population: 9,427.
20th century
* 1901
** January 10:
Oil discovered at
Spindletop
Spindletop is an oil field located in the southern portion of Beaumont, Texas, in the United States. The Spindletop dome was derived from the Louann Salt evaporite layer of the Jurassic geologic period. On January 10, 1901, a well at Spindleto ...
.
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Texas Fuel Company
Texaco, Inc. ("The Texas Company") is an American oil brand owned and operated by Chevron Corporation. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owned the Havoline motor oil brand. Texaco was an independent company until i ...
(later Texaco) in business.
** Synagogue built.
* 1903
** Chamber of Commerce founded.
** YMCA built.
* 1907 – Beaumont Fair (later
South Texas State Fair
The South Texas State Fair is an annual regional state fair held in Beaumont, Texas. The fair features a livestock show, a commercial exhibition, and a carnival Midway. Food concessions are a major attraction of the fair. Reflecting Beaumont's ...
) begins.
* 1910 – Population: 20,640.
* 1913 – Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway begins operating.
* 1916 – River channel dug.
* 1917 –
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch organized.
* 1918 – Rio Theatre in business.
* 1919 – "City-manager and commission form of government" adopted.
* 1920 – Population: 40,422.
* 1923 –
Tyrrell Public Library founded.
* 1924 –
KFDM radio begins broadcasting.
* 1925
** November: More oil discovered at Spindletop.
** Gulf States Utilities Company in business.
* 1927
** "30-foot ship canal" dug.
**
Jefferson Theatre
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 ...
in business.
* 1930
** "32-foot channel" dug for ships.
** Beaumont Little Theater built.
** Population: 57,732.
* 1932 –
Jefferson County Courthouse built.
* 1936 –
Beauxart Gardens housing for urban poor created near Beaumont (approximate date).
* 1943 – June:
Beaumont race riot of 1943
The 1943 race riot in Beaumont, Texas, erupted on June 15 and ended two days later. It related to wartime tensions in the overcrowded city, which had been flooded by workers from across the South. The immediate catalyst to white workers from t ...
.
* 1943–1944 – Beaumont served as a stand-in for Paris, France for Royal Air Force airmen cadets flying on frequent training missions from their base in Terrell, Texas.
* 1950 – Population: 94,014.
* 1955 –
KFDM-TV (
television) begins broadcasting.
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* 1961 –
KBMT-TV (
television) begins broadcasting.
* 1966 –
Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont established.
* 1967 – Beaumont Heritage Society formed.
* 1983 –
McFaddin–Ward House museum established.
* 1987 –
Texas Energy Museum
The Texas Energy Museum is a museum in Beaumont, Texas in the United States. The museum was formed in 1987 to tell the story of oil through state of the art exhibits including talking robotic characters. The museum opened on January 10, 1990, the ...
established.
* 1991 – Southeast Texas Food Bank established.
* 1998 – City website online (approximate date).
21st century
* 2007 – Becky Ames becomes mayor.
* 2010 – Population: city 118,296;
megaregion 19,728,244.
* 2013 –
Randy Weber becomes
U.S. representative for
Texas's 14th congressional district.
See also
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Beaumont history
*
List of mayors of Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont– Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston (ci ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Texas
* Timelines of other
cities in the
Southeast Texas area of Texas:
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
,
Houston,
Pasadena
References
Bibliography
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* Paul E. Isaac. "Municipal Reform in Beaumont, Texas, 1902–1909." ''
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is a non-profit educational organization, dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, on March 2, 1897. , TSHA moved their offices from Austin to the University o ...
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