subject: A History Of Beaumont Properties In California [print this page] Beaumont properties have their beginnings in the 1850s, when surveying parties started to pass through the vicinity. The San Gorgonio Pass was discovered in 1853, and many people came to the area that now had a way to connect to the ocean. It was shortly thereafter that plans were underway for a connecting railway from the Pacific to the Missouri River. By the early 1860s, the Union Pacific Railroad was going right through where present day Beaumont properties are.
At the summit of the pass, a site was founded and named Edgar Station. Soon after, its name was changed to San Gorgonio. On November 18, 1912 San Gogonio became an incorporated city and adopted its current name of Beaumont. The name translated from French means "Beautiful Mountain." Although the population in 1927 was only 860, they did have five churches, a bank, a library, local newspapers, a dehydrating plant, commercial packing houses and several lumber yards. There were also apples- apple plantations by 1930 became a quarter million dollar industry.
Palm Springs, only a short distance from Beaumont properties, became a highly popular resort area in the 1930s, and the Land of Beautiful Mountains followed suit. It was advertised for vacationers that the town offered horseback riding, archery, tennis, horseshoes, swimming, shuffle board, ping pong, baseball, basketball, deluxe accommodations, and more- even grand ballroom dancing.
This area also became home to a Lockheed rocket testing site until January of 2004, bringing many jobs and industry to the area. Beaumont properties experienced a housing boom in the early part of the new millennium, which spread through the valleys of this area known as the Inland Empire. Beaumont is ideally located near to Los Angeles, and many people are still flocking to the area to take advantage of attractive housing- in fact, the city has earned itself the title of the fastest growing city in the state.
Today, Beaumont properties surround many Old World antique stores, museums and malls. There are also many big box stores in the area. There are many fine dining establishments and small casual cafes as well as several different entertainment venues in the area. In addition, throughout the city there are many small parks and paseos for residents to take advantage of. The city has many master planned communities and neighborhoods, all of which operate under home owner's associations. This attracts many home buyers from outside of the area to come and investigate their options when it comes to purchasing new Beaumont properties.
