| Beaumont, TX |
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Home of the first great Texas gusher, now marked by the Spindletop Monument. Situated on a deep-water channel near the mouth of the Neches River, Beaumont is a shipping center, and there is also a major ship and barge building industry here. Together with the surrounding communities, Beaumont forms the largest concentration of oil refineries in the country.