Who was Blunn Creek named for? Joseph Blunn. He was born in Bristol, England, August 16, 1835. Blunn owned land on Burleson Road just beyond Travis Heights. He was a wheelwright and had a business on Congress Avenue. On October 4, 1877, Joseph Blunn, driving home in his horse and buggy, was caught in a flash flood as he was crossing the creek and was washed away. Ever since, the creek was referred to as Blunn Creek. The Blunn farm was near the James Doyle farm. Â Widow Mary Doyle gave 398 of the 498-acre farm to Father Sorin on April 6, 1872 to found a Catholic school (St. Edwards University)
— source: letter from Jane Tarleton, great-grand-daughter of Joseph Blunn
