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Bn Wednesday Bctober 4, 187ficlassesbeganm
the Agdcultural and Mechanical College of texas.
iexasA&Mestahlishetl bythe iexas5tate Legislature. LaterthatyearHarvey
Mitchell offered 2,41fi acres of land forthe college to be located in Brezos County.
the college was locaretl four milessouth of Bryanto avoid "shootings,
stahhings, lynchings, and gambling [which were all too common.Antl
according to an 1870's report in the Brenham Banner"tromps"were common in
the neighhorhootl of Bryan.ihe new citywas a rough place indeed and leading
citizenswantetl to insulate the students from Bryan s "evll inAuencesY"'
Buotes by Bernie A. Fette inthe Centennial issue of the Eagle,Apol27th, 1989."'
"Each city is
the sum bf its history."
FROM THEAMERICANCITV.•AD000MENTARV HISTORYBY CHARLES GLAAB
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TEXAS GOVERNOR RICHARD COKE TO TEXAS A&M STUDENTS ON OCT. 4,1876
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texas A&M tlirectorssm aside land Northgme amuntl 1920 provided the community
north of campusfor businesses itsfirst "commercial stdpshopping center:'
the Bnitetl Stmes Post Office is on Ne IeN.
texas A&M College's earliest Nnownsmtlent bonfire
texas A&MGretlumion JwfiNOi�t
program flom1900. '�"�
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College Park, Mefirstsubdivision in
College Stationopenssauthof A&M