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One direction history wall11/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Using the Morrill Act that formed the nation’s land-grant college system, Gaines helped in the creation of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M. The society was formed to honor Gaines, who was born in 1840 and was a Baptist minister and member of the Texas Legislature. ![]() ![]() The group was instrumental in raising the $350,000 needed to build the statue and has helped raise local and statewide awareness of the background and contributions of Matthew Gaines. 19 at 3 p.m., it’s appropriate that a spotlight be shown on the formation of the Matthew Gaines Society that helped make it all possible. As Texas A&M University celebrates the dedication of the Matthew Gaines bronze statue on campus on Nov.
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