| Marker Number |
12741 |
| Atlas Number |
5321012741 |
| Marker Title |
General John Augustus Hulen |
| Index Entry |
Hulen, General John Augustus |
| Address |
Loop 141 W (Main Street), off SH 35 Business |
| City |
Palacios |
| County |
Matagorda |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
769386 |
| UTM Northing |
3177849 |
| Subject Codes |
railroad; military topics |
| Marker Year |
2002 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Loop 141 W (Main Street), off SH 35 Business |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
General John Augustus Hulen Missourian John Augustus Hulen (1871-1957), citizen soldier and railroad executive, came to Texas with his family in the 1870s. He later attended Virginia's Staunton Military Academy and returned to Texas. He joined a militia unit and later served in the Spanish-American War and then in the Philippines. There he earned a Silver Star and a Congressional Citation. In World War I, he earned a French Croix de Guerre and a U.S. Distinguished Service Medal. After the war, he was instrumental in establishing Camp Palacios in 1925, renamed Camp Hulen in 1930 in his honor. In 1935, he retired from service a Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the militia. (2002) |
