Golden Triangle (Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange)

Golden Triangle (Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange)

A region in Southeast Texas. Its "triangle" is formed by the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont in 1901.


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  • Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area — Infobox Metropolitan Area MSA name = Beaumont–Port Arthur name = Golden Triangle largest city = Beaumont other cities = Port Arthur rank us = 126th population = 383,443 (2004 est.) density mi2 = N/A density km2 = N/A area mi2 = N/A area km2 = N/A …   Wikipedia

  • Área metropolitana de Beaumont–Port Arthur — El Área Metropolitana de Beaumont–Port Arthur, definida oficialmente como Área Estadística Metropolitana de Beaumont–Port Arthur MSA por la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos; es un Área Estadística Metropolitana centrada en la ciudad… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Golden Triangle (Texas) — The Golden Triangle is an area of Southeast Texas between the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. The golden refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike in Beaumont in 1901, and more recently from the many gas flares… …   Wikipedia

  • Port Arthur — 1. Lüshun. 2. a seaport in SE Texas, on Sabine Lake. 61,195. 3. See under Thunder Bay. * * * ▪ Texas, United States       city, Jefferson county, southeastern Texas, U.S., 90 miles (145 km) east of Houston. It is a major deepwater port on Sabine… …   Universalium

  • Golden Triangle of Texan Ports — Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Orange, Texas —   City   Water tower in Orange, Texas …   Wikipedia

  • Beaumont, Texas — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Beaumont website = [http://www.cityofbeaumont.com www.cityofbeaumont.com] settlement type = City imagesize = image caption = mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in the state of Texas mapsize1 = 250px… …   Wikipedia

  • Orange County, Texas — For other uses, see Orange County (disambiguation). Orange County, Texas Seal …   Wikipedia

  • Beaumont — /boh mont/, n. 1. Francis, 1584 1616, English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher. 2. William, 1785 1853, U.S. surgeon. 3. a city in SE Texas. 118,102. 4. a male given name. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 113,866), southeastern Texas, U.S.… …   Universalium

  • orange — /awr inj, or /, n. 1. a globose, reddish yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit. 2. any white flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium (bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange) and C.… …   Universalium

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