The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of Beaumont, Texas, USA.

19th century

* 1838 – Beaumont site designated seat of Jefferson County. * 1845 – John Jay French house (residence) built. * 1872 – First Baptist Church established. * 1876 – Lumber mill in business (approximate date). * 1880 – ''

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'' newspaper begins publication. * 1881 ** Beaumont Fire Company #1 organized. **

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ic form of government adopted. * 1889 – '' Beaumont Journal'' 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. ** Texas Fuel Company (later Texaco) in business. ** Synagogue built. * 1903 ** Chamber of Commerce founded. ** YMCA built. * 1907 – Beaumont Fair (later South Texas State Fair) begins. * 1910 – Population: 20,640. * 1913 – Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway begins operating. * 1916 – River channel dug. * 1917 –

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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 –

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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

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for urban poor created near Beaumont (approximate date). * 1943 – June: Beaumont race riot of 1943. * 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 KFDM (channel 6) is a television station in Beaumont, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW Plus, and Fox. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Port Arthur–licensed Dabl affiliate KBTV-TV (cha ...

(

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) begins broadcasting. * 1961 –

KBMT-TV KBMT (channel 12) is a television station in Beaumont, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and NBC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside low-power MyNetworkTV affiliate KUIL-LD (channel 12.5). Both stations share studios along I-10/US 69/U ...

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) begins broadcasting. * 1966 –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont The Diocese of Beaumont ( la, Dioecesis Bellomontensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering nine counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the ...

established. * 1967 – Beaumont Heritage Society formed. * 1983 – McFaddin–Ward House museum established. * 1987 – Texas Energy Museum 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;

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19,728,244. * 2013 –

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becomes

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for

Texas's 14th congressional district Texas's 14th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives stretches from Freeport to Beaumont. It formerly covered the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region, including Galveston, in the state of Texas ...

References

Bibliography

* * * circa 1926? * * * * Paul E. Isaac. "Municipal Reform in Beaumont, Texas, 1902–1909." ''

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'' 78, 1975 * * * * * * * * *

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