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College Station to mark 75th anniversary in 2013
On Oct. 19, 1938, College Station — the name used for decades by the Postal Service when delivering
mail via train to Texas A&M College — officially incorporated as a city. The vote was 217-39.
This year marks the city's 75th anniversary, providing the perfect opportunity to gather old photos and
other memorabilia to help document College Station's history.
"The challenge is, some of the best artifacts of College Station are in attics, closets, photo albums and
cedar chests right now," said Jacob Morris, College Station’s historical records coordinator. "We need
families to find those things — not so we can take ownership of them, but so we can photograph items,
scan photos and letters, document names and context — and categorize them for public access via our
Project HOLD."
Project HOLD — Historic Online Library Database — preserves items relevant to College Station's history
and makes them available for public viewing and download.
The most-striking historical items that are brought forward will be displayed in the George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum’s exhibit space in the fall to mark College Station’s 75th anniversary.
To make an appointment to either contribute items for Project HOLD, to volunteer to assist with the
effort, or to submit items for exhibit consideration, contact Historical Records Coordinator Jacob Morris
at 979.764.3491 or at heritageprogram@cstx.gov.
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