Marker Inscription
A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Georgia in 1798; died July 27, 1871.
Historical Marker
Hardin, Augustine B.
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About this site
Hardin, Augustine B. is a historical marker in Liberty, Liberty County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Liberty County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1012, -94.7660 near Liberty. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardin, Benjamin W. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hardin Family Cemetery, Price Daniel, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5291009658. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Augustine Blackburn Hardin represented the Liberty District at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. He had reached Nacogdoches in 1825 and settled along the Trinity River in what became Liberty County, later helping found the Liberty Masonic Lodge in 1849. In 1936 the Texas Centennial Commission placed monuments in his honor at his grave and on the Liberty County courthouse square.
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Historical Marker
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Cemetery
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Historical Marker
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