COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - College Station must seem like heaven to many Aggies. So the city of College Station is putting the finishing touches on an eternal resting place for them.

The new Memorial Cemetery of College Station is set to open in a few weeks, and it's reserved a special section for Aggies and their supporters who want to be close to the Texas A&M campus forever.

The Aggie Field of Honor can accommodate 2,900 Aggie graves and overlooks Kyle Field in the distance.

That's the first phase of what eventually will be a 57-acre cemetery, with roughly one-third of it dedicated to A&M. The cemetery is succeeding an existing 60-year-old city cemetery that's almost completely sold out.

The school has no financial stake in the $10 million project. But it's letting the city to use the school logo and a few other A&M-trademarked items as part of a licensing agreement.

A few of the nation's universities such as Notre Dame, Iowa State, West Point and the University of Virginia have had school-affiliated cemeteries for nearly two centuries. But this one is believed to be unique in Texas.

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