Site of Old Main -- College Station TX
N 30° 36.946 W 096° 20.447
14R E 754921 N 3390034
A plaque on the side of the 1914 Academic Building reminds that this was the site of the first building built on campus
Waymark Code: WMP4WV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2015
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Texas A&M was founded in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. The first building built on campus, Old Main, stood tall over the campus for three decades,
Sadly, Old Main was destroyed by fire in 1912. The current Academic Building was built on the site of Old Main in 1914.
In 1942 a plaque was added to the side of the Academic Building recalling Old Main. It reads as follows:
"SITE OF OLD MAIN
First College Building
Erected 1875
Burned May 27, 1912
-The Class of 1942-"
All historic photos are used courtesy of Texas A&M University's Cushing Library.
Group that erected the marker: Texas A&M College Class of 1942
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Old Main Dr at Houston St
College Station, TX
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