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History
in a Pecan Shell
A timeline of significant events in College Station's history:
1860:
The Houston and Texas Central Railway built through the area
1871:
The site was chosen as the location for the proposed Texas A&M College
1876:
Texas A & M opened it's doors
1877: The post office is named College
Station
1883: The depot is completed
1884: The population
reaches 350
1910: Electric Interurban service is established between
College Station and Bryan (discontinued in 1923)
1938: College Station
is incorporated
1940: Population reaches 2,184 inhabitants (not including
students)
1942: Ernest Langford, the "Father of College Station"
was elected mayor, serving for twenty-six years.
1950: Population reaches
7,898 inhabitants, including students.
1960: Population 11,396
1990: Population reaches 52,456 |
College Station AttractionsThe
George Bush Presidential Library
Brazos
Valley Museum of Natural History (Bryan)
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Theater in College Station, Texas
Photo courtesy Billy
Smith, March 1989 | |
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