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For Details, Contact: Dr. Charles R. Schultz, Chairman BRAZOS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1200 Goode Street College Station, Texas 77840 Phone: 979.696.8483; 979.862.1555 Brazos County
State Historic Markers Missing: Local Commission Offers Reward January 15, 2008: Recent surveys conducted by members of the Brazos County Historical Commission have revealed that two
state historic markers have been discovered missing from their appropriate locations. The marker commemorating the Brazos River, largest river between the Red and the Rio Grande, 840-miles
and rising in 3 forks, has succumbed to a despicable act unbecoming of a proud citizen or guest of the State of Texas. The marker was removed from its post along State Highway 21, near
the Brazos River, possibly as early as 1998. The marker commemorating the Bryan & College Interurban Railway, which provided daily service between the City of Bryan and the Agricultural
& Mechanical College of Texas, was most recently purloined by equally despicable characters unbecoming of a proud citizen or guest of the State of Texas. The marker stood in the 400
block of Main, near the intersection of Spruce and College Main since 1995. The Brazos County Historical Commission takes this serious act of theft, and/or destruction of state property,
very seriously. If you have any knowledge of the two markers’ whereabouts, or information on the actors, please contact Brazos County Crime Stoppers at 979.775.8477 or return them to
the Carnegie Library, 111 South Main Street, Bryan, Texas. No questions asked. A reward will be issued upon the return of one or both of the markers. See attached photos. For more information,
contact: Charles R. Schultz, 979.696.8483 or 979.862.1555 or at cschultz@lib-gw.tamu.edu . ### P R E S S R E L E A S E
The Brazos River State Historic Marker, dedicated in 1969. Bryan & College Interurban Railway State Historic Marker, dedicated in 1995.