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Photograph by Milam County Deputy Sheriff Greg Kouba &
Milam County Deputy Sheriff Reese Lockett - 25 July 2003
| Marker Title | Ben Milam |
| Address | Milam County Courthouse lawn |
| Location | S. Central Ave. & E. Main St. |
| City | Cameron |
| Year Marker Erected | 1936 |
| Designations | n/a |
| Text on Marker | 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. |
| Source | Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas Database - July 2003 |
Created on 26 July 2003 and last revised on 20 Apr 2004.