Details for Beaumont
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5245010493
Data
| Marker Number | 10493 |
| Atlas Number | 5245010493 |
| Marker Title | Beaumont |
| Index Entry | Beaumont |
| Address | 801 Main St. |
| City | Beaumont |
| County | Jefferson |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 394485 |
| UTM Northing | 3328354 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | City Hall |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 24" x 18" |
| Marker Text | County seat of Jefferson County. Settled in 1825 as Tevis Bluff; incorporated as Beaumont Dec. 16, 1838. Early trading post, riverboat port, lumber, rice and ranching center. Near site of Spindletop gusher, where oil became an industry, ushering in the modern port and shipyards, and a vast industrial and chemical complex. |