Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
City of Beaumont
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 19, 2023
1. City of Beaumont Marker
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 in 1838
Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 10495.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
Location. 30° 3.871′ N, 94° 12.567′ W. Marker is in Beaumont, Texas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of College Street (U.S. 90) and Keith Road, on the right when traveling east on College Street. Marker is located across the highway from the Beaumont Municipal Airport. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaumont TX 77713, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: French Trading Post (approx. 5.1 miles away); Prater Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Spell Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Home (approx. 5.6 miles away); McFaddin-Ward House (approx. 5.9 miles away);
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Also see . . . Beaumont, Texas at The Handbook of Texas Online. (Submitted on February 4, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 2, 2019
2. City of Beaumont Marker
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 19, 2023
3. City of Beaumont Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on February 6, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.
