Fruitland Formation the Colorado-New Mexico state line, and is one of the most productive areas for coalbed methane in the United States. The Fruitland is underlain by the Pictured Cliffs Sandstone, and overlain by the more recent Kirtland Formation. The sequence of rocks represents the final filling of the Cretaceous seaway. The underlying Pictured Cliffs is a marginal marine sandstone, deposited in an environment similar to offshore barrier islands of the southeast United States. As the seaway retreated, the Pictured Cliffs was covered by the Fruitland Formation, which was deposited in near-shore swampy lowlands. The formation is dated to the late Campanian
History of the Jews in Brazos County, Texas rabbi, was the executive director of Texas A&M Hillel from 1983 to 2013. Chabad of Brazos Valley, also known as the Chabad Center of Texas A&M, was founded on July 10, 2007. In 2007, the organization began participating in an international inititiative among Jewish students to write a Torah scroll. History of the Jews in Brazos County, Texas Jewish settlement in Brazos County, Texas, began in 1865. This history includes the present Jewish communities and individuals of Brazos County and Texas A&M University. One of the first Jewish temples in Brazos County is Temple Freda, which was built in 1912