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 The CW&BV and I&GN Railroads in Bryan Posted by:  Raven
N 30° 40.300 W 096° 22.430
14R E 751607 N 3396158
A marker at the SW corner of S. Main St. and W. 28th St. in downtown Bryan (Brazos County), denoting the role railroads played in growing this particular city.
Waymark Code: WM133DW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2020
Views: 8
Marker Number: 15825
Marker Text:
Bryan was platted on land granted to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad in 1859. In 1900, a second railroad, the Calvert, Waco & Brazos Valley (CW & BV) was built through Bryan by George Gould. The CW & BV built a depot hosted social events until it was razed in 1990. In 1901, when tracks were extended to Waco, the CW & BV merged with the International & Great Northern Railroad (I & GN). the trains helped Bryan become a center of commerce, as the railroads were used to ship goods, particularly cotton, to larger markets for sale. Passengers also used the trains for travel. Railroad use declined after World War II, though resurgences occurred in the 1970s and 1990s.
(2009)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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