Marker Inscription
Benjamin Rush Milam, born in Kentucky 1788. Soldier in the War of 1812. Trader with the Texas Comanche Indians, 1818. Colonel in the Long Expedition in 1820. Empresario from 1826 to 1835. Benjamin Rush Milam participated in the capture of Goliad, October 9, 1835; was killed in San Antonio December 7, 1835 while commanding the Texas forces which later captured the town. Who will follow Old Ben Milam into San Antonio? Erected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the Federal government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence.
About this site
Milam, Ben is a historical marker in Cameron, Milam County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Milam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8499, -96.9765 near Cameron. The nearest cataloged historic site is Milam County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg, Girl's Tomato Club, and Milam County Jail of 1895.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5331007984. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
