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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Brazos County, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Brazos County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Brazos County, TX (27) Burleson County, TX (23) Grimes County, TX (33) Leon County, TX (6) Madison County, TX (8) Robertson County, TX (13) Washington County, TX (63)  BrazosCounty(27) Brazos County (27)  BurlesonCounty(23) Burleson County (23)  GrimesCounty(33) Grimes County (33)  LeonCounty(6) Leon County (6)  MadisonCounty(8) Madison County (8)  RobertsonCounty(13) Robertson County (13)  WashingtonCounty(63) Washington County (63)
Adjacent to Brazos County, Texas
    Burleson County (23)
    Grimes County (33)
    Leon County (6)
    Madison County (8)
    Robertson County (13)
    Washington County (63)
 
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1Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8666 — Brazos County
Near East 26th Street at North Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Brazos County, part of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, was created from Washington County in 1841. It was first named Navasota County, with Boonville as the county seat. In 1842 the name was changed to Brazos County. Through the Civil War, Millican, . . . — Map (db m119591) HM
2Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8667 — Brazos County Confederate Commissioners Court(1861-1865)
Near East 26th Street at North Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Furnished horses, equipment and clothing for county men in the Civil War. Levied war taxes on property, exempting lands or estates of Confederate soldiers. After surveying to determine needs of the families of Brazos soldiers, appropriated . . . — Map (db m119642) HM
3Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 13339 — Carnegie Public Library
On South Main Street north of West 27th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Center of cultural and civic activities in Bryan since 1903. Established through inspiration of the mutual improvement club (renamed the Woman's Club, 1909), under the leadership of Mmes. Lucy Miley Brandon and Rose Fountain Howell who with modest . . . — Map (db m119639) HM
4Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8689 — Harvey Mitchell(1821-1901)
On East 26th Street west of North Texas Avenue (Local Road 68), on the right when traveling west.
Came to Texas from Tennessee in 1839, and joined "minute men" protecting north frontier from Trinity to Brazos River. Moved to Brazos County; served 1842-1853 in County offices: Deputy Clerk, County Clerk, Surveyor, Chief Justice. Taught school, . . . — Map (db m119644) HM
5Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 12883 — La Salle Hotel
On South Main Street at West 27th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Occupying a prominent corner in the southern end of Bryan's central business district, the La Salle hotel is an architectural landmark representative of the city's early 20th-century commercial development. At that time, Bryan was a major . . . — Map (db m119640) HM
6Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 17340 — Queen Theater
On South Main Street 0.1 miles south of West 26th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A movie theater has been at this location since 1913 and named “The Queen” since 1914. It was originally located in the three-story Stoddard Hotel built here in 1889. The Schulman family purchased the theater business in 1926 and the . . . — Map (db m119641) HM
7Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8706 — Route of El Camino Real(Also known as Old San Antonio Road and Old Spanish Road)
On Old San Antonio Road 0.2 miles north of Texas Highway 21, on the right when traveling west.
Great thoroughfare of pioneer Texas, stretching 1,000 miles from Saltillo, Mexico, to present Louisiana. The general route followed ancient Indian and buffalo trails, but the oldest marked portion, known as "Trail of the Padres", was blazed in 1691 . . . — Map (db m68683) HM
8Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8693 — Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church
On West 26th Street at South Parker Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 26th Street.
This parish traces its origin to Episcopal services held in nearby Millican in 1864. A yellow fever epidemic in the Millican area prompted the relocation of the Saint Andrew's Mission to Bryan in 1867. A parish was formed that year and led by The . . . — Map (db m129293) HM
9Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 15825 — The CW&BV and I&GN Railroads in Bryan
On South Main Street at West 28th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Bryan was platted on land granted to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad in 1859. In 1900, a second railroad, the Calvert, Waco & Brazos Valley (CW & BV) was built through Bryan by George Gould. The CW & BV built a depot here in 1900; besides train . . . — Map (db m119629) HM
10Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8669 — Town Named for William Joel Bryan(1814-1903)
Near East 26th Street at North Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Native of Missouri. Member of prominent family who were Texas statesmen, planters, developers. Grandson of Moses Austin, who obtained from Mexico charter for American Colony in Texas, but died before making settlement. Nephew of Stephen F. . . . — Map (db m119643) HM
11Texas (Brazos County), College Station — Academic Building
Near Houston Street.
The Academic Building (1914) was designed by campus architect Frederick E. Giesecke, '86 and Samuel E. Gideon, after Old Main was destroyed by fire in 1912. The beaux-arts classical design is a four-storied reinforced concrete structure faced with . . . — Map (db m120269) HM
12Texas (Brazos County), College Station — Chemistry Building
Near Ross Street.
The Chemistry Building (1929) was designed by S. C. P. Vosper, using classical design proportions and details. It was extended to the east in 1981 and 1988. The ornamentation uses a variety of color schemes in tile patterns inspired from the art of . . . — Map (db m120273) HM
13Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 8674 — College Station Railroad Depots
On Lamar Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1871 Texas Governor Edmund Davis appointed three Commissioners to select a site for the newly established Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M College). The Commissioners chose this location in large part because of the . . . — Map (db m119630) HM
14Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 13065 — Early Play-By-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game
On Houston Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1920, David J. Finn and other Texas A&M electrical engineering students attempted to broadcast the football game at Oklahoma A&M via ham radio. When the plan failed they used a telephone backup, relaying game updates to fans gathered in the Texas . . . — Map (db m119624) HM
15Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 8675 — Early Texas A&M Campus Housing
On Throckmorton Street, on the right when traveling south.
When Texas A&M University opened in 1876, it was four miles from Bryan, the nearest town, and the need for campus housing for faculty and staff arose. The first of the campus houses, five brick homes along the east side of Throckmorton Street, were . . . — Map (db m119625) HM
16Texas (Brazos County), College Station — Francis Hall
Near Ross Street.
Rolland Adelsperger, College Architect and Professor of Architecture and Architectural Engineering designed Francis Hall in a highly distinctive romanesque style in 1913 for the School of Veterinary Medicine. The proposed design exceeded the . . . — Map (db m120274) HM
17Texas (Brazos County), College Station — History Building
The History Building was erected in 1922 as the Agriculture Building and housed the Dean of Agriculture for about ten years. Architect E. B. La Roche used a classical revival style with a strong base, rusticated brick main floor, and two-story . . . — Map (db m120275) HM
18Texas (Brazos County), College Station — K. K. Legett Hall Centennial
Near Ross Street.
Built in 1911, Legett Hall is the oldest residence hall on campus and one of two remaining along Military Walk. Named for Judge Kirvin Kade Legett (1857-1926) of Abilene, President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Board of . . . — Map (db m120270) HM
19Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 13369 — Main Drill Field, Texas A&M University
On Lamar Street, on the left when traveling east.
Texas A&M University opened in October 1876 and established the Corps of Cadets to fulfill its Congressional mandate to teach military tactics. The students at what was then an all-male institution were required to serve in the corps and follow . . . — Map (db m119627) HM
20Texas (Brazos County), College Station — Nagle Hall
Near Throckmorton Street.
Nagle Hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus, constructed in 1909 as the Civil Engineering building. Renamed in 1929 for James C. Nagle, the first dean of the School of Engineering. The design maintains the campus' distinct classical . . . — Map (db m120268) HM
21Texas (Brazos County), College Station — Sbisa Dining Hall
Near Houston Street.
Sbisa Dining Hall (1913) was designed by campus architect Frederick E. Giesecke to replace the castle-like 1897 mess hall that burned in 1911. It anchors the north end of Military Walk whose south terminus was Guion Assembly Hall (1918-1971). A . . . — Map (db m120271) HM
22Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 8696 — Shiloh Community
Near South Texas Avenue (State Highway 68) at Krenek Tap Road, on the right when traveling south.
Settled in the 1860s by Czech, German, and Polish immigrants, the Shiloh community was an area of large family farms. In addition to homes and farms, the settlement at one time boasted a community center, a two-room school, a vineyard, a mill, and a . . . — Map (db m102000) HM
23Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 8698 — Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
On Coke Street, on the left when traveling north.
Soon after its opening in 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) established the Corps of Cadets to fulfill its mandate to instruct its students (all-male until the early 1960s) in military science. A&M contributed more . . . — Map (db m119628) HM
24Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 8699 — Texas A&M University
On New Main Drive at South Texas Avenue (Business State Highway 6), on the right when traveling west on New Main Drive.
The State Legislature authorized the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas April 17, 1871, under terms of the Federal Morrill Act. Constitutionally a part of a chartered, yet-unorganized state university, A&M gained its own directorate in . . . — Map (db m119592) HM
25Texas (Brazos County), College Station — 18810 — Texas AMC and WWI
Near Houston Street.
World War I allowed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to expand beyond military training and directly contribute to the war effort with staff and students volunteering for service in large numbers. Students first served for other . . . — Map (db m126521) HM
26Texas (Brazos County), College Station — Williams Administration Building
Near Bizzell Street.
The Williams Building (1932) was designed by architect S. C. P. Vosper in a classical revival style as the headquarters for the Texas A&M System. The building faced the new state highway symbolizing the shift from train to automobile travel. The . . . — Map (db m120276) HM
27Texas (Brazos County), Millican — 8688 — Millican, C.S.A.
On Wellborn Road (Farm to Market Road 2154) at Farm to Market Road 159, on the right when traveling east on Wellborn Road.
Millican was Texas' northernmost railroad terminus when the war between the states began in 1861. It became a vital Confederate shipping point for the area extending to the Red River on the north and to the frontier settlements in the west. The . . . — Map (db m119607) HM
 
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