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Needville was founded by August Schendel, a German immigrant from Washington County who in 1891 purchased a 160 acres tract of land from H& TC Railroad. In 1892, August Schendel established a general store in the area he named Schendelville.
College Station was formed around 1860 and coincided with the arrival of the Houston and Texas Central Railway. In 1876, the small railroad town was chosen as the site for the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. The name was changed to Texas A&M University in 1963.