Beaumont is the home of Mildred Didrikson Zaharias and they have a museum in her honor. It's very small but also very informative.
The "Babe" was born in 1911 and only lived until 1956 (44) but she sure was busy during her few short years. She won 3 gold medals in the 1932 Olympics and, of course, we all know her for her golf. But she was also know for track, baseball and basketball. There seemed to be nothing she couldn't do. She was awarded the honor of being the "Best Athlete Of The First Half Of The 20th Century" (Not best woman but best overall athlete). Her overall accomplishments during her short life are so many that I can't start to list them here. It seems that she never touched anything that she didn't excel in.
She died in 1951 of colon cancer and is buried in Beaumont.
