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In 1838 New Jersey native Nahor Biggs Yard arrived in the new town of Galveston and built one of the city's first residences. Yard enjoyed success in business but is best remembered for his distinguished civic and military career. He served as city alderman, county commissioner, church and Masonic leader, colonel in the first regiment of Texas troops, school board member, and president of the Howard Association, a local philanthropic organization. Recorded - 1993
Yard, Nahor Biggs (1816-1889) is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2938, -94.8126 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nicholas D. Labadie (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Sherman, Catherine Isabel Cox, and Journeay, Henry.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167011597. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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