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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Beaumont, Texas, USA.
19th century
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- 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.[4]
- 1881
- Beaumont Fire Company #1 organized.[5]
- Aldermanic form of government adopted.[1]
- 1889 – Beaumont Journal newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1890 – Population: 3,296.[6]
- 1892 – Rice mill in business.[1]
- 1900 – Population: 9,427.[6]
20th century
- 1901
- January 10: Oil discovered at Spindletop.[1]
- Texas Fuel Company (later Texaco) in business.
- Synagogue built.[7]
- 1903
- 1907 – Beaumont Fair (later South Texas State Fair) begins.
- 1910 – Population: 20,640.[6]
- 1913 – Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway begins operating.[3]
- 1916 – River channel dug.[1]
- 1917 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch organized.[9]
- 1918 – Rio Theatre in business.[10]
- 1919 – "City-manager and commission form of government" adopted.[1]
- 1920 – Population: 40,422.[6]
- 1923 – Tyrrell Public Library founded.[8]
- 1924 – KFDM radio begins broadcasting.[11]
- 1925
- November: More oil discovered at Spindletop.[1]
- Gulf States Utilities Company in business.[12]
- 1927
- "30-foot ship canal" dug.[1]
- Jefferson Theatre in business.[10]
- 1930
- 1932 – Jefferson County Courthouse built.[1]
- 1936 – Beauxart Gardens housing for urban poor created near Beaumont (approximate date).
- 1943 – June: Beaumont race riot of 1943.[13]
- 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.[14]
- 1950 – Population: 94,014.[6]
- 1955 – KFDM-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[15]
- 1961 – KBMT-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[15]
- 1966 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont established.[16]
- 1967 – Beaumont Heritage Society formed.[17][2]
- 1983 – McFaddin–Ward House museum established.[17]
- 1987 – Texas Energy Museum established.[17]
- 1991 – Southeast Texas Food Bank established.[18]
- 1998 – City website online (approximate date).[19][20]
21st century
- 2007 – Becky Ames becomes mayor.[21]
- 2010 – Population: city 118,296;[22] megaregion 19,728,244.[23]
- 2013 – Randy Weber becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 14th congressional district.[24]
See also
- Beaumont history
- List of mayors of Beaumont, Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Texas
- Timelines of other cities in the Southeast Texas area of Texas: Austin, Houston, Pasadena
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Federal Writers' Project 1940.
- ^ a b "Beaumont Heritage Society". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Austin: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Condensed History of the Beaumont Fire Department (PDF), City of Beaumont, retrieved April 12, 2017
- ^ a b c d e f "City Population History from 1850–2000: Beaumont", Texas Almanac, Texas State Historical Association
- ^ "Texas: Southeast Texas". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Tyrrell Historical Library. "Tyrrell Digital Archive". City of Beaumont. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Bruce A. Glasrud; James Smallwood, eds. (2007). African American Experience in Texas: An Anthology. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-609-3.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Beaumont, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ Kleiner, Diana J. (1 September 1995). "Gulf States Utilities Company". Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ Paul E. Isaac. "Beaumont, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ AT6 Monument
- ^ a b "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ "Southeast Texas Food Bank celebrates 25 years of service", Beaumont Enterprise, September 7, 2016
- ^ "City of Beaumont, TX". Archived from the original on January 12, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
- ^ "City Council". City of Beaumont, Texas. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Beaumont city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Megaregions: Texas Triangle". America 2050. USA: Regional Plan Association. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2014. hdl:2027/msu.31293033541552 – via HathiTrust.
Bibliography
- "Beaumont". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. St. Louis: R.L. Polk & Co. 1884.
- "Beaumont". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890.
- Ellis A. Davis; Edwin H. Grobe, eds. (1926). "(Beaumont)". New Encyclopedia of Texas. Dallas: Texas Development Bureau. pp. 63–66. circa 1926?
- Federal Writers' Project (1939). Beaumont: A Guide to the City and Its Environs. American Guide Series. OCLC 1386509.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Beaumont", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, hdl:2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - James Anthony Clark and Michel T. Halbouty (1952). Spindletop. Random HOuse. OCLC 61752539.
- Paul E. Isaac. "Municipal Reform in Beaumont, Texas, 1902–1909." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 78, 1975
- W. T. Block, ed. (1980). Emerald of the Neches: The Chronicles of Beaumont from Reconstruction to Spindletop. Nederland. OCLC 7300003.
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Beaumont, TX", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- John H. Walker and Gwendolyn Wingate (1981). Beaumont, a Pictorial History. Donning Company. ISBN 089865159X.
- Judith Walker Linsley and Ellen Walker Rienstra (1982). Beaumont: A Chronicle of Promise. Windsor. ISBN 0897810538.
- William T. Faucett (2005). "Shipbuilding in Beaumont during World War II". Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record. 41. Texas Gulf Historical Society. ISSN 0563-2897.
- Robert L. Schaadt (2006). "Business of Beaumont Prior to 1880". Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record. 42.
- "Banking in Beaumont 1960–2006". Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record. 43. November 2007.
- Rob Blain (2014). Early Beaumont. Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-4625-0.
- David G. McComb (2015). "Spindletop and Beaumont". The City in Texas: a History. University of Texas Press. pp. 157+. ISBN 978-0-292-76746-1.
External links
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- "United States – Texas – Jefferson County – Beaumont". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries. 20 July 2023.
- "Historical Maps of Texas Cities: Beaumont". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
- "Beaumont". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.
- Items related to Beaumont, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
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