History · Beaumont

A history of Beaumont,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Beaumont from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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From Beaumont’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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Beaumont, which is French for "Beautiful Mountain", received its name in 1887 from Henry C. Sigler, president of the Southern California Investment Company, because Mount San Jacinto is nearby and visible from the city.

Etymology Early history 20th century growth Corruption allegations

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below

c. 1890Fruit ranch owned by A.H. Judson, Beaumont, Cal…Commons

1900–1949Nothing in the archives yet

1950Trick or Treating - Beaumont, California (1950)Commons

1960s2 items · CA 20 I10 NARA 1963 940Commons

1970s2 items · Old gas stationCommons

1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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Finish Beaumont’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFruit ranch owned by A.H. Judson,…, c. 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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By decade

Beaumont, decade by decade

1890s1 item

Fruit ranch owned by A.H. Judson, Beaumont, California, ca.1890-1900 (CHS-2002)

CommonsFruit ranch owned by A.H. Judson, Beaumont, California, ca.…c. 1890

1900s–
1940s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

📷 Add from your album

1950s1 item

CommonsTrick or Treating - Beaumont, California (1950)1950

1960s2 items

CommonsCA 20 I10 NARA 1963 9401963

CommonsCA 31 I10 NARA 1963 13011963

1970s2 items

CommonsOld gas station1977

1980s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

📷 Add from your album

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fruit ranch owned by A.H. Judson, Beaumont, California, ca.1890-1900 (CHS-2002) (c. 1890) and it appears here side by side.

🔁 Retake this view · +15

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

📜 Banning 📜 San Jacinto 📜 Calimesa 📜 Hemet

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A history of Beaumont,then and now