Marker Inscription
A veteran of San Jacinto; born in Kentucky May 31, 1804; died May 29, 1863. His wife Martha B. Caruthers born in North Carolina April 24, 1816; died July 8, 1858.
Historical Marker
Caruthers, Allen
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About this site
Caruthers, Allen is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9873, -97.3978 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brown-Epperson or Epperson-Brown (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Five-Mile Ratcliffe Rabke Community, York, John, Captain, and Site of the Home of Robert Justus Kleberg.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123000122. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Allen Caruthers is honored as one of the DeWitt County heroes of the Texas Revolution, commemorated on the DeWitt County Monument at Cuero. The monument, an eight-foot pink granite memorial with a bronze plaque designed by architects Page & Southerland and sculptor Raoul Josset, was erected by the State of Texas in 1936 to mark the Texas Centennial and record the early settlers and San Jacinto soldiers of the county.
Sources: stxmaps.comhmdb.orgthc.texas.gov
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