- Gov. James Hogg had a special outdoor bathtub built to accommodate his large size. The “tub” is a square, bricked-in hole fed by an artesian well, and still remains on site.
- Varner-Hogg Plantation is named for Martin Varner and Gov. James S. Hogg, two of the plantation’s three prominent owners. The third owner was Columbus S. Patton.
- In 1849, Patton Place produced 275,000 pounds of sugar and 22,000 gallons of molasses!
- Mexican Gen. Santa Anna was held prisoner on the plantation for a short while after the Battle of San Jacinto.
- One of the governor’s sons, Mike, listed a tract of 50 acres around the plantation house that he thought should be donated to the state after the death of his sister, Ima, and his wife, Alice.
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