One of over 200 historical markers on the island, this marker is located at the former residence of Wilbur Cherry a pioneer Texas newspaperman and veteran of the Texas Revolution. The marker was erected in 1981 by the Texas Historical Commission.
Inscribed
“New York native Wilbur Cherry (1819-1873), a veteran of the Texas revolution, had this two-story home built about 1852. A pioneer Texas newspaperman, Cherry had earlier helped establish a local paper, now the “Galveston Daily News. His residence, one of the oldest on the island, features a distinctive three-bay double gallery with square pillars. Cherry’s widow Catherine (d. 1911) continued to reside here past the turn of the century.”
“Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1981”
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