HomeMy WebLinkAboutStatue, Cemetery and Sculptor THE STATUE
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Anglo settlers were first attracted to what ultimately
became Texas, by land grants they received from
Spain and Mexico. ; Richard Carter received such a
grant from -Spy - a league of land which
encompassed much of what is College Station today.
Here, in October 1831, he staked his claim by
building a one -room cabin, making him the earliest
resident in the College Station area.
This sculpture symbolizes the staking of the claim by
Richard Carter which resulted in the settlement of
College Station and the Brazos Valley. The sculpture
was installed in 1986.
THE SCULPTOR
ALBERT T. PEDULLA was born in Norwalk,
Connecticut in 1962 and moved to the Brazos Valley
in 1968. He was educated in the College Station
Independent School District and graduated in 1980.
He received a Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture and
Drawing from Carnegie- Mellon University in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in December, 1983.
He was commissioned to do this sculpture at the age
of 24 by the City of College Station. It was his first
major commission, the first time he had worked in
cast bronze, and the first time he had done a piece of
sculpture for a governmental agency.
RICHARD CARTER FAMILY CEMETERY
The Carter Family Cemetery was relocated to this site in
September, 1991, due to rapid expansion of the city.
Originally it was located about 300 yards due north of
here, across Brazoswood Drive, on land that was not
dedicated parkland. All five individuals were reinterred
at this location. The original headstones and footstones
were lost over the years. These headstones are replicas
of the originals which have been recreated through the
use of old photographs.
Relocation and establishment of this cemetery was made
possible through funds provided by Brazosland Realty
Service, Inc., the City of College Station Parks and
Recreation Department and private donations from
descendents of the Carter family.