Discover Beaumont’s Tyrrell Park

Created from land donated by Captain W. C. Tyrrell in the early 1900s, the oil tycoon, venture capitalist, and philanthropist was one of Texas’s earliest pioneers, instrumental in bringing business to Beaumont and putting Beaumont on the map. A sprawling 1500-acre green reprieve, the multi-use space has been everything from a World War II prison camp to an instrumental locale during the Civil Rights movement.