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Brazos County Historic Markers

Use the page numbers at the bottom of the page to navigate the historical markers listed below. Click on the thumbnail images to see a larger size image, and click the title of each historic marker to see more information about it.

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Route of El Camino Real

Date Added: 1973

Marker Text:

Great thoroughfare of pioneer Texas, stretching 1,000 miles from Saltillo, Mexico, to present Louisiana. The general route followed ancient Indian and buffalo trails, but the oldest marked portion, known as "Trail of the Padres", was blazed in...

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El Camino Real Route

Special Directions/Instructions:

This marker is located From Bryan go west on SH 21 approx. 10 miles to OSR (Old San Antonio Road) E; marker is located near OSR stop sign at SH 21.

GPS Coordinates: 30.645611, -96.505611

First Baptist Church

Date Added: 1966

Marker Text:

"Bryan Station, Brazos County, Nov. 21, 1866...I hope a better day is dawning, for last Sabbath a Baptist church was organized here and 16 members united with it," wrote Mrs. Sara Dodson. One block west of this site stood first house of worship,...

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First Baptist Church of Bryan

Special Directions/Instructions:

On Washington Avenue between E. 27th and E. 28th Streets, Bryan. The sanctuary referenced was razed by the First Baptist Church in 1994. The Church moved from this location in 2007.

GPS Coordinates: 30.672139, -96.371556

First Methodist Church of Bryan

Date Added: 1976

Marker Text:

Among the circuit riders who preached to early Methodists in this area were The Rev. Robert Alexander, presiding elder of the district, and The Rev. H.V. Philpott, who conducted services in a hall above a saloon. The Rev. H.G. Horton organized...

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History of First Methodist Church, Bryan, Texas

Special Directions/Instructions:

On Houston Avenue between East 27th and East 28th Streets, Bryan.

GPS Coordinates: 30.671750, -96.369056

First National Bank of Bryan

Date Added: 1996

Marker Text:

The First National Bank of Bryan traces its history to 1862 when its earliest predecessor, a private lending agency, was established by W.H. Flippen and Milton Parker in Millican.

Narrative/Supportive Research:

History of the First National Bank of Bryan

Special Directions/Instructions:

north entrance of bank. 2807 S. Texas Ave., Bryan.

GPS Coordinates: 30.645333, -96.354611

First Presbyterian Church

Date Added: 1970

Marker Text:

Organized Nov. 21, 1867, in the Presbytery of Brazos by The Rev. J.H. Hutchinson, this apparently was the second denominational group in Bryan. In 1871, members themselves built their first sanctuary at Washington and 29th Streets. This effort...

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First Presbyterian Church, Bryan

Special Directions/Instructions:

1100 block of E. 30th St., at the E. 30th St. entrance to the Church, Bryan.

GPS Coordinates: 30.661611, -96.363500

Albert Gallatin Gravesite

Date Added: 1936

Marker Text:

Albert Gallatin participated in the Battle of San Jacinto.

Editor's note: The records of the Texas Historical Commission indicate that this grave was marked in 1936 as a part of the State's Centennial Celebration. The marker pictured on...

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Albert Edward Gallatin

Special Directions/Instructions:

From the intersection of SH 6 and FM 974 (north Bryan) take FM 974 approx. 8 miles to Dick Elliott Rd.; take Elliott Rd. NW approx. 2.2 miles to Bickham Cemetery Rd.; then NE on cemetery road approx. 1 mile to cemetery.

GPS Coordinates: 30.832222, -96.372750

Robert Henry

Date Added: 1970

Marker Text:

One of victors in Battle of San Jacinto. Born in Ireland; came to America, 1820, and here to Robertson's Colony, 1832. A staunch Presbyterian, kept true to faith at risk of life. In 1836 War for Texas Independence, he served in 2nd Regt.,...

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Robert Henry, Republic of Texas Soldier

Special Directions/Instructions:

From the intersection of SH 6 and FM 2818 (NW Bryan) take SH 6 NW approx. 2.3 miles to SH OSR; then SW on OSR approx. 2 miles to Mumford Rd.; then W on Mumford Rd. approx. 200 yards to Rye Loop Road; then S on Rye Loop approx. .6 miles to gate entrance to cemetery trail (on private property). Further instructions from 1993 marker survey: Walk through two gates to tree line. Large cemetery on right and on the left is a smaller cemetery with a chain link fence. Robert Henry's gravesite is located in a corner of the smaller cemetery. Near Mumford.

GPS Coordinates: 30.721806, -96.486667

Charlie Eric Jenkins

Date Added: 1993

Marker Text:

English native Charlie E. Jenkins came to America in 1873 and to Bryan in 1878. One of Bryan's most prolific and talented builders of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Jenkins' legacy of distinctive structures has been recognized by...

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Charlie Eric Jenkins

Jenkins Family Genealogy

Charlie Jenkins Marker Dedication

Special Directions/Instructions:

Bryan City Cemetery - 1111 N. Texas Ave., Bryan, Texas. At gravesite in the center of cemetery, about 100 yards from entrance.

GPS Coordinates: 30.683611, -96.367556