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Tales from Behind the Pine Curtain
Southeast Texas
Created on 2003-01-16 10:11:34 (#857511), last updated 2009-06-10
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Basic Info| Name: | Beaumont, Texas |
|---|---|
| Location: | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
| Website: | City of Beaumont |
| Membership: | Open |
| Posting Access: | All Members |
AboutHowdy! This community is a place for Southeast Texans to discuss anything concerning life in the Golden Triangle.
Brief History:
The Rules:
Pictures from the Golden Triangle
Helpful Links:
About Southeast Texas:
Beaumont: Texas with a little something extra..., Southeast Texas Online Classifieds, Lamar University,![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
lamarstudents
Newspapers:
The Examiner, The Beaumont Enterprise
Radio:
Big Dog 106, KVLU 91.3
Music Scene:
Local Music Guide, My Texas Music South East Texas Music & Art's Review
Local Bands:
Fantastic Enemy, Kaiser, Laurel & The Untouchables
Entertainment:
Log On Cafe, Art Studio, Swamp Tours, Pace Setter Lounge, The Vortex
Brief History:
Beaumont dates from 1824 when it was known as Tevis Bluff after Noah and Nancy Tevis - the first settlers. In 1835, Henry Millard and partners bought the Tevis' property for a planed town. Millard's wife's maiden name was Beaumont.
The First Congress of the Republic of Texas granted it a charter in 1838 and Beaumont was designated the county seat for Jefferson County. By the early 1900s the city had four railroads and a population of 9,427.
The city's history - as well as the State's - is divided by the discovery of oil at nearby Spindletop. They were only a few days into 1901 when Spindletop blew in - reportedly on the last length of pipe sunk before the well was abandoned.
Three major oil companies - the Texas Company, Gulf Oil and Humble - were formed within a year of one another in 1901-02.
In Sept. of 2005, the Golden Triange was struck by Hurricane Rita. For weeks after the hurricane the Golden Triangle was without electricity, as the entire electrical grid was destroyed.
The Rules:
Post whatever you wish, so long as it is related in some capacity to the Southeast Texas area.
When ranting, be careful to monitor incendiary speech.
Warning: Abject incendiary hate speech will not be tolerated here, there are other communities for that sort of thing.
Pictures from the Golden Triangle
Helpful Links:
About Southeast Texas:
Beaumont: Texas with a little something extra..., Southeast Texas Online Classifieds, Lamar University,
lamarstudentsNewspapers:
The Examiner, The Beaumont Enterprise
Radio:
Big Dog 106, KVLU 91.3
Music Scene:
Local Music Guide, My Texas Music South East Texas Music & Art's Review
Local Bands:
Fantastic Enemy, Kaiser, Laurel & The Untouchables
Entertainment:
Log On Cafe, Art Studio, Swamp Tours, Pace Setter Lounge, The Vortex
ConnectInterests (148):
al caldwell, antone's, armadillo, babe didrikson zaharias, barbara lynn, bayous, beaumont, bevil oaks, bill simpson, blues, bobbie mcgee's, boliver peninsula, boudain, brad's, bridge city, buna, cajun, cajun country, cajun music, cajun pride, carlo's, central high school, china, clarence brown, clay walker, countrywood, cowboys, crawfish, creole, crockett street, crystal beach, cutter's, deer, dont mess with texas, east texas, edgar winter, evadale, fannett, fishing, folklore, ford park, french, french heritage, galveston, gaming, gatemouth brown, gators, george jones, ghost road, gladys city, golden triangle, groves, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, gumbo, harry james, henry's place, heritage festival, holly beach, houston, hunting, hurricane rita, hurricanes, i-10, j.p. richardson, jack brooks, janis joplin, jasper, jefferson theater, jimmy simmons, jimmy simmons band, johnny winter, julie rogers theater, jumbalaya, ken ritter, kirbyville, kountze, lake charles, least of my brother's, local bands, local music, lone star state, mardi gras, mark chestnutt, martin dies, mary karr, mauriceville, meeting new people, mojo's, music, neches river, nederland, nick lampson, nome, oil business, old town, orange, pinewood, pleasure island, pollution, port acres, port arthur, port neches, rodeos, rogers park, rose city, sabine pass, sabine river, saratoga light, sea rim state park, shiner bock, silsbee, some other place, sour lake, south texas state fair, southeast texas, spindletop, swamps, tex ritter, tex-mex, texans, texas, texas gulf coast, texas music, the art studio, the big bopper, the bottle shop, the copa, the dixie dance hall, the fertitta family, the handlebar, the logon cafe, the pace setter, the pig stand, the rogers family, the wildcatter's, tracy byrd, tuffy's, tyrrell park, vidor, wild bill's, wildlife, winnie, winnie rice festival, wuthering heights park, zona jones, zydeco, zz top
Schools:
Central High School - Beaumont, TXFrench High School - Beaumont, TX
Hamshire-Fannett High School - Hamshire, TX
Hardin-Jefferson High School - Sour Lake, TX
Lamar State College - Port Arthur, TX
Lamar State College - Orange - Orange, TX
Lamar University - Beaumont, TX
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School - Orange, TX
Memorial High School - Port Arthur, TX
Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School - Beaumont, TX
Nederland High School - Nederland, TX
Orangefield High School - Orange, TX
Port Neches-Groves High School - Port Neches, TX
Sabine Pass High School - Sabine Pass, TX
South Park High School - Beaumont, TX
Texas Academy of Leadership In the Humanities - Beaumont, TX
Thomas Jefferson High School - Port Arthur, TX
Vidor High School - Vidor, TX
West Brook High School - Beaumont, TX
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