“Varner-Hogg’s annual
Harvest Festival is one of the most anticipated events of the season. It’s a
great evening event and it gives us an opportunity to interpret an important
time in the agricultural cycle of a plantation,” said Chris Elliott, Site
Director.
Guests can hop on a fun-filled hayride
through the historic site, tour the barn to see tools and wagons used during
harvests of the 1800s, take pictures with one of the site’s scarecrows, enjoy
crafts, refreshments, live animals, and storytelling. Visitors can stroll down
to the garden to see sugar cane growing, learn how it’s harvested, and even
taste a sample.
Admission into the event is $3 per
person, with free admittance for children under 5 years of age.
Parking will be outside of the site’s gates, along FM 2852/N.
13th St. Come and experience the fun and
excitement of the harvest season at Varner-Hogg!
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic
Site, a Texas Historical Commission property, was founded in 1824 by one of
Texas’ first colonizers, Martin Varner, and was later home to the Patton family
and finally a second home to Texas Gov. James S. Hogg. The site tells the real
stories of the transition from family to family, and traces the role slavery
played in the building and economics of the plantation. Site features include an
antebellum mansion with period furnishings, remains of a sugar mill, family
cemetery and a barn. For more information visit www.visitvhp.com.
Amanda McVay, Educator
Varner-Hogg Plantation SHS
Levi Jordan Plantation SHS
Texas Historical Commission
PO Box 696
West Columbia, TX 77486
979-345-4656