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Beaumont was founded as a town in 1835 by Northerners. The early European-American settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first commercially successful rice mill in the state, stimulating development of rice farming in the area.
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- 1854 - Beaumont
Beaumont, a post-village, capital of Jefferson county, Texas, on the Neches river, about 30 miles from its mouth, and 800 miles K. from Austin City....Read MORE... 
1894 - TERRIFIC WIND STORM. Roundhouse Wrecked, Cars Turned Over and Damaged to Other Property.
Beaumont Jefferson Co., Tex., Feb. 8. - A severe storm visited this place about 5 o'clock this morning. The wind attained terrific velocity, but of...Read MORE...- 1895 - Beaumont
Beaumont, an incorporated city and railroad centre, the capital of Jefferson co, Texas, on the Neches River, 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and 84 ...Read MORE... 
Oil Fields, Beaumont, Texas
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The Nicaragua Steamer, Beaumont, Texas.
Postcard- 1901 - January 10 – In the first great Texas gusher, oil is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
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January 10, 1901 - 1916
Beaumont, a banking city, the capital of Jefferson co., Tex., on the Neches River, 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and 84 miles E. by N. of Houston, ...Read MORE... 
Keith Park and Y.M.C.A. Building, Beaumont, Texas
Postcard- 1943 - June 16 - Race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die)
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A race riot in Beaumont led to a declaration of martial law
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ ...Read MORE... - 1955 - April 24 - KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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Oil Fields, Beaumont, Texas
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The Nicaragua Steamer, Beaumont, Texas.
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Keith Park and Y.M.C.A. Building, Beaumont, Texas
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1854 - Beaumont
Beaumont, a post-village, capital of Jefferson county, Texas, on the Neches river, about 30 miles from its mouth, and 800 miles K. from Austin City.... Read MORE...
1894 - TERRIFIC WIND STORM. Roundhouse Wrecked, Cars Turned Over and Damaged to Other Property.
Beaumont Jefferson Co., Tex., Feb. 8. - A severe storm visited this place about 5 o'clock this morning. The wind attained terrific velocity, but of... Read MORE...
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1895 - Beaumont
Beaumont, an incorporated city and railroad centre, the capital of Jefferson co, Texas, on the Neches River, 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and 84 ... Read MORE...
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1901 - January 10 – In the first great Texas gusher, oil is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
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January 10, 1901
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1916
Beaumont, a banking city, the capital of Jefferson co., Tex., on the Neches River, 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and 84 miles E. by N. of Houston, ... Read MORE...
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1943 - June 16 - Race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die)
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A race riot in Beaumont led to a declaration of martial law
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ ... Read MORE...
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1955 - April 24 - KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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