(Front) Benjamin Rush Milam (Right) Preeminent Hero of Texas a man of rare initiative and courage. Of a modest and willing personality a devoted friend. Born in Frankford Kentucky in 1788 a soldier in the War of 1812. (Back) Trader with the Texas Comanche Indians in 1818 was a Colonel in the long Trespalacios expedition in 1820. Texas Colonizer 1826 to 1835. First navigator of the upper Red River in 1831. (Left) Assisted in the capture of Goliad October ninth 1835. Planned the attack on San Antonio and was killed on December seventh 1835 while commanding the Texas Forces which later captured the town . (back) Elected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the Federal Government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence.
Milam, Benjamin Rush
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Milam, Benjamin Rush is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 236 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 503 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4262, -98.5000 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is City/Milam Park (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Emma Tenayuca, O. Henry House, and San Pedro Creek.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029003370. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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