Who Founded Beaumont Texas?
City of Beaumont, Named in Honor of Mary Dewleigh Borlace Warren Beaumont by Her Husband, Henry Millard Who Laid out the Town in 1835 on a Site Known as...
City of Beaumont, Named in Honor of Mary Dewleigh Borlace Warren Beaumont by Her Husband, Henry Millard Who Laid Out the Town in 1835 on a Site Known as Tevis's Bluff, Incorporated 1838, - 1936 Texas Centennial Marker.
Who discovered Beaumont Texas?
In 1824 Noah Tevis founded the settlement of Tevis Bluff; in 1835 he sold 50 acres (20 hectares) of land for a town site to Henry Millard, who supposedly named it Beaumont for his wife's family. Lumbering, rice cultivation, and shipping were early activities, and in the 1890s five railroads came through the site.
When was Beaumont Texas founded?
Birthplace of Spindletop
Beaumont got its big start more than 100 years ago. It was named after Mary Dewburleigh Barlace Warren Beaumont, the wife of businessman Henry Millard. Beaumont officially became a town on December 16, 1838, and was a center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years.
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