Historical Markers in Texas

Eagle Island Plantation

History·Brazoria County·Texas

Site of the home of Sarah Ann Groce Wharton (1810-1878) and William Harris Wharton (1806-1839). Member of the Convention of Texas, 1832. President of the Convention of 1833; member of the Senate of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1838; Texas minister to the United States, 1836-1837. A gathering place for distinguished people.

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29.0222, -95.4201

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