Historical Markers in Beaumont, Texas

Start with these Beaumont stories

• J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big Bopperplaced 2005

  Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson, Jr. was born on October 24, 1930 to Jiles and Elsie Bernice (Stalsby) Richardson in Sabine Pass (26 mi.

• William G. "Bill" Hallplaced 2020

  (1929-1983) Music publisher William G. Hall helped start and promote the careers of dozens of musicians.

• Jean Baptiste Chaisonplaced 1976

  (August 7, 1745 - July 20, 1854) Jean Baptiste ("Jonas") Chaison was born in Nova Scotia, of French parents.

• The Lucas Gusherplaced 1936

  Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate The Lucas Gusher. Discovery well of the Spindletop Oil Field and the first important well on the Gulf…

• Young Men's Christian Association of Beaumontplaced 1979

  The 1901 Spindletop oil boom brought vice, corruption and inadequate housing problems to Beaumont.

• Pandit Mehar Chandplaced 2023

  Born in Mahilpur, Punjab, India, on May 18, 1894, Pandit Mehar “P.M.” Chand was an early Asian Beaumont resident and business owner.

Beaumont on the Texas history calendar

• October 24: J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big Bopper
• August 7: Jean Baptiste Chaison
• May 18: Pandit Mehar Chand
• January 10: The Lucas Gusher
• February 3: William G. "Bill" Hall
• November 3: Young Men's Christian Association of Beaumont

All 60 historical markers in Beaumont

• Andrew F. Smyth1962
• Aubrey Wilson "Moon" Mullican2012
• Beaumont1967
• Beaumont Enterprise1984
• Beaumont: Lumber Mill City of the Nineteenth Century1977
• Blind Willie Johnson2010
• C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Home2021
• Caroline Gilbert Hinchee House1982
• Central Fire Station1983
• City of Beaumont1936
• Congregation Temple Emanuel1990
• Dr. Charles F. L. N. Graham1991
• Evergreen Cemetery2001
• First Baptist Church of Beaumont1976
• First Christian Church of Beaumont1994
• First National Bank Building1989
• First Security National Bank1966
• First United Methodist Church of Beaumont1973
• French Trading Post1970
• George O'Brien Millard2023
• Harry James' Childhood Homesite2012
• Henry Millard1991
• Holmes Duke House1986
• J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big Bopper2005
• Jean Baptiste Chaison1976
• Jefferson County Courthouse1980
• Jefferson Theatre1978
• Magnolia Cemetery1986
• Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church2012
• McFaddin-Ward House1976
• Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias1968
• Mildred Buildings1999
• Nancy Tevis1976
• North End Methodist Church2012
• Pandit Mehar Chand2023
• Police Chief Reid Tevis1967
• Port of Beaumont1986
• Prater Cemetery2010
• Saint Anthony's Cathedral1980
• Sanders House1982
• Site of Collier's Ferry1968
• Site of Santa Anna1992
• Site of Spindle Top Hill Confederate Camp1936
• South Park High School1988
• Spell Cemetery1988
• Sprott Hospital2023
• Temple to the Brave2023
• Texas' First Rice Mill1968
• The Clubhouse, The Woman's Club of Beaumont1981
• The Lucas Gusher1936
• The Mayumi Legacy2005
• The Woman's Club of Beaumont1981
• Travis Street Substation1983
• Tyrrell Public Library1976
• West Beulah Missionary Baptist Church2014
• Westminster Presbyterian Church of Beaumont1979
• William G. "Bill" Hall2020
• William McFaddin1966
• Young Men's Christian Association of Beaumont1979
• Young Woman's Christian Association of Beaumont1980

Historical markers near Beaumont

• Nederland5 stories · 9 mi
• Port Arthur37 stories · 16 mi
• Silsbee7 stories · 20 mi
• Orange76 stories · 22 mi
• Kountze14 stories · 25 mi
• Sabine Pass19 stories · 27 mi

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