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| Attraction: |
Port of Beaumont: Texas Historical Marker |
| County: |
Jefferson |
| City: |
Beaumont |
| Website: |
http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5245010554 |
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| Description |
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The city of Beaumont, was served from its founding in 1837 by schooners
and sternwheelers navigating the Neches River. The three-foot depth
of Sabine Lake between the river's mouth and the Gulf limited passage
to shallow-draft vessels. Surveys after 1852 recommended navigation
improvements, and dredging of a 12-foot-deep channel at Sabine Pass
began in 1876. Competition appeared in 1897 when a new railroad
passed through Beaumont to terminate at Sabine Lake. There Port
Arthur was established and a 25-foot-deep canal was dug from the
Gulf to the new city. The deep water port and Sabine-Neches waterway
were officially opened in 1916. The Port of Beaumont Navigation
District was created by the Texas Legislature in 1949. Local citizens
approved bonds in 1971 to construct Harbor Island Marine Terminal.
Marker located at Franklin Dr. at entrance to Port of Beaumont
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