Beaumont was a small center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years, and with an active riverport by the late 1800s, it became an important rice-milling town. The Beaumont Rice Mill was the first commercial rice mill in Texas. Oil was discovered at nearby Spindletop on January 10, 1901. Spindletop became the first major oil field and one of the largest in American history. With the discovery of oil at Spindletop, Beaumont's population grew from 3,296 in 1890 to 9,427 in 1900. Oil has always been a major export of the city.
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