Bryan’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Bryan. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area around Bryan was part of a land grant to Moses Austin by Spain. Austin's son, Stephen F. Austin, helped bring settlers to the area. Among the settlers was William Joel Bryan, the nephew of Stephen Austin. In 1866, the county seat of Brazos County was changed from Boonville to Bryan, and a post office was opened. In 1867, after many delays caused by the Civil War, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, which had only previously gotten as far as Millican, finally reached Bryan. A short time later, in 1871, the city of Bryan became incorporated. Just south of Bryan, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened in 1876 in what would later be known as College Station. The following year, 1877 saw the establishment of the Bryan Independent School District. Keeping up with progress in the rest of the country, Bryan added electric lighting and a waterworks to its community …
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bryan’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bryan’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBuchanan-Moore Co, 1870: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bryan, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Buchanan-Moore Co (1870) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.