Blackshear-Prospect Hill in Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Frances and Benjamin McCulloch
Photographed by Richard Denney, February 4, 2021
1. Frances and Benjamin McCulloch Marker
Here rest Frances Lenoir McCulloch and her son Benjamin McCulloch
Two of the sons of Alexander and Frances Lenoir McCulloch · Benjamin and Henry Eustace · Were Brigadier Generals in the Confederate Army
Frances Lenoir McCulloch was born April 11 · 1780 Died in Ellis County · Texas · May 10, 1866
Benjamin McCulloch was born in Tennessee November 11 · 1811 ·· Private in the Battle of San Jacinto April 21 · 1836 ·· Killed in the Battle of Elk Horn · Arkansas · March 7 · 1862 while a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 14977.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1780.
Location. 30° 15.923′ N, 97° 43.634′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Blackshear-Prospect Hill. It can be reached from Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hardin Richard Runnels (here, next to this marker); William Tom (here, next to this marker); General Xavier Blanchard Debray (a few steps from this marker); William P. Hardeman (a few steps from this marker); John Ireland (a few steps from this marker); Judge Abner S. Lipscomb (a few steps from this marker); Bailey Hardeman (a few steps from this marker); Robert Rankin (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 7, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
