What is Beaumont known for?

There is quite a bit to do in Beaumont TX not to mention a lot of history - 15 Things You (and I) May Not Have Known About Beaumont TX. read more

the great gusher at Spindletop - a salt dome about three miles south of Beaumont. Dubbed "The Lucas Gusher," the oil discovery on Spindletop Hill changed the economy of Texas and helped to usher in the petroleum age. read more

Beaumont was a small center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years. With an active riverport by the 1880s, it became an important lumber and rice-milling town. It exported rice as a commodity crop. The Beaumont Rice Mill, founded in 1892 by Joseph Eloi Broussard, was the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas. read more

Beaumont dates from 1824 when it was known as Tevis Bluff after Noah and Nancy Tevis – the first settlers. In 1835, Henry Millard and partners bought the Tevis’ property for a planned town. Millard’s wife’s maiden name was Beaumont. read more