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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInterurban State Marker 120303 arc -~... p tation's community newspaper since 1966 '--' ''::--" Texas Bryan His,torical Marker to recognize and College Interurban Railway L The Brazos County Historical Commission will unveil a Texas State Historical Marker recognizing the significance of the Bryan & College Interurban Railway will be dedicated at the city limits of Bryan and College Station nhrthe inter- section of College Main and Spruce Streets at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The railway operated passenger trolleys between Bryan and Texas A&M for 13 years beginning in 1910 and provided convenient transportation between the two entities as well for those living be- tween them. It enabled students to travel to Bryan to shop and made it possible for A&M faculty members living off campus to get to the campus with ease. It also provided convenient transportation for citi- zens of Bryan to A&M football games and other events on campus and made it convenient for Bryan residents to commute to their busi- nesses near the Texas A&M cam- pus. November.9,1995 Speaker at the event will be Jack Zubik. He and his father regularly rode the Interurban from Bryan to College Station, where they oper- , ated a tailor shop at which Aggies were frequent customers. Zubik will relate his memories of riding the Bryan & College Interurban Rail- way. Making application for historical markers and dedicating those mark- ers are a couple of the many activi- ties of the Brazos County Historical Commission to make citizens of the county aware of the significant historical events, people, structures and organizations. These activities also help the Commission to earn the Distinguished Service Award of the Texas Historical Commission. All interested citizens are invited io attend the dedication ceremonies. Funds for the purchase of the marker were provided by the Col- lege Station Historical Committee and the city of Bryan. The marker for the Bryan & Col- lege Interurban Railway is the 41st official Texas State Historical Marker to be dedicated in Brazos County and is one of nearly 14,000 such markers throughout Texas. Other markers recognize historical houses, churches, communities, educational institutions, cemeteries, individuals and various organiza- tiollS. Nine, or nearly a fourth of those markers, have been dedicated since 1990. This is evidence of a growing interest in the history of Brazos County and increased sup- port for historic preservation by the citizens of the county. All of these markers except the one for Brazos County are easily located by the use of the brochure A Guide to Historic Brazos County, which Was produced by the Brazos Heritage Society with some assis- tance from the Brazos County His- torical Commission and is available at the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce Con'vention and Visitors Bur.eau on University Drive in College Station. -.....--....---- G ': g).~~ J~~ 11f, 1995 BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION INTERURBAN RAILWAY .L BRYAN MAYOR J.T. MALONEY AND THE CITY'S RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED THE BRYAN & COLLEGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY COM- PANY IN 1909. THE COMPANY WAS CREATED TO ESTABLISH AN INTERURBAN RAILWAY SERVICE BE- TWEEN BRYAN. A TOWN OF ABOUT 4.000 PEOPLE. AND THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE (TEXAS A&M). WITH A STUDENT AND FAC- ULTY POPULATION OF ABOUT 750. DAILY SERVICE CONSISTING OF TEN 3D-MINUTE TRIPS BEGAN IN 1910 WITH PASSENGER TROLLEYS AND GASOLINE POWERED RAIL GARS. ALONG THE ROUTE LANDOWNERS BUILT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVI- SIONS AND SMALL FARMS. AND TO PROVIDE AN ATTRACTION THE CITY CREATED DELLWOOD PARK. FREIGHT SERVICE BEGAN IN 1918 TO HELP BOLSTER AN OPERATION BESET WITH LABOR PROBLEMS AND , THE LOSS OF PASSENGERS TO AUTOMOBILE RIDER- SHIP. IN, 1922 THE BRYAN & COLLEGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY WENT INTO RECEIVERSHIP AND IN 1923 ITS ASSETS WERE SOLD AT AUCTION TO THE S.S. HUNTER ESTATE. THE LAST RECORDED TRIP OF THE INTERUR- BAN TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 13. 1923. DURING ITS 15 YEARS OF OPERATION THE INTERUR- BAN RAILWAY GREATLY INFLUENCED THE COURSE OF BRYAN'S AND COLLEGE STATION'S URBAN DE- VELOPMENT. TODAY THE TWO CITIES MERGE INDIS- TINGUISHABLY AT A POINT ON THE FORMER BRYAN & COLLEGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY ROUTE. SESQUICENTENNIAL OF TEXAS STATEHOOD 1845-1995 '--' g>~ Welcome & ............................................... Dr. Charles Schultz, Recognition of Guests Chairman, Brazos County Historical commission ~~93 P_..__f..~~ ~~ . c~~~ktfw/ g)culUu~~~4tJ{-Q/ Introduction .......................................... Dr. Paul Van Riper of the Speaker Speaker....................................................... Mr. Jack Zubik 93~&~ 9~~ Presentation ........................................................... Cities of College Station and Bryan Acceptance.................................................... Brazos County CU'\I ~lLM.datJ1 'Dlo~ 1 If, 1995 10:30 anv '- 1tOO 93 b.t, ~ 0ltu.n, 93~3~ :rllan.l~~~~ :--..~.....~.. :,;{. ~l'" ""~ . ( " 1#' .'f, f,< ..""':.' "" q!f;L""'" ... ,...... ;:/W,*.'" ~c ,J ,~f:j'i:tt:;1J.~' ~". u(I'fq""I/I~~ r' l"m. 'N;;/f,. "';.~.. ~.' "'~('~) <,. , '/~I;(;i~;"; _..~,,,.~...~. -.~~: '-.: ~... 1.//1'" ", . ""') . . '.i;/;';: ~Lv', ..~. '" r:' -.~~ . ~:~~ ~:~.; . ("~(C;r...~~V~ ( ~~ ~.. '~:.r~?'/' ."" .......'9.' . . c;" .':- ,.~~ . : ."- ~.~,):~~~~~.. For more information call: College Station Parks & Recreation Department (409) 764-3773 .