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Top 5 Things to do in West Columbia, Texas (TX)
West Columbia is a city in Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas. The city is centered on the intersection of Texas Highways 35 & 36, 55 miles (89 km) southwest of downtown Houston. The population was 3,905 at the 2010 census.
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1. Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site
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4.5 based on 39 reviews
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, a Texas Historical Commission property, is situated on 66 acres along the Brazos River, 50 miles south of Houston in Brazoria County. The site was donated to the state in 1957 by Miss Ima Hogg, daughter of Texas Gov. James S. Hogg, and dedicated and opened on March 24, 1958. Today, the site tells the story of the plantation's 134-year history. Although the land was first settled by Austin colonist Martin Varner in 1824, the antebellum mansion was built by slaves of the property's second owner, Columbus Patton, using handmade bricks from the Brazos River mud. In 1901, James S. Hogg, the first native-born Texas Governor, purchased the land for oil speculation. The site includes the majestic plantation house, pecan orchards, numerous original outbuildings and outdoor features including the governor's bathtub, Patton's cemetery, and sugarcane mill ruins.
Reviewed By stellascouth - Angleton, United States
Well preserved plantation house and grounds. Great historical site. Sugar was the first crop, see the kettle it cooked in. Home of a Texas Governor and philanthropist Ima Hogg.
2. Columbia Historical Museum
3. Black’s Fairy Meadery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Columbia Rosenwald School
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
5. Brazos Belle
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
