Marker Inscription
Created Aug. 27, 1856. One of 128 counties formed from Bexar County that extended from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, and as far west as El Paso. Named for Texas hero, Ben McCulloch, who fought in Texas Revolution, Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars. Indian and frontier hazards made growth slow and 20 years passed before buffalo were hunted off and ranches established. Organized Aug. 4, 1876 with Brady, county seat. Became ranch, farm, recreation center. Site of geographical center of Texas and 1831 Calf Creek Battle, where James Bowie, Alamo hero, defeated 100 Indians.
About this site
McCulloch County is a historical marker in Brady, McCulloch County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in McCulloch County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1351, -99.3355 near Brady. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McCulloch County Courthouse, McCulloch County Courthouse, and Old McCulloch County Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5307003285. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
