COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) — Beyond the gates of the College Station Cemetery lies more than just tombstones, but the story of a community that once stood in the Brazos Valley.

Nestled in College Station is a piece of history you may not have known was there —the former Shiloh community. Settled in the 1860s by Czech, German, and Polish immigrants, Shiloh was once a thriving farming community with homes, a vineyard, a mill, and even a two-room school.

Today, little remains—except the Shiloh cemetery, deeded in 1870 and now part of the city's municipal cemetery.

Burials include local leaders, war heroes, and former Texas A&M presidents—like General James Earl Rudder and Mayor Ernest Lankford.

The land also includes the Anderson Arboretum, preserving nature where history once stood

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