Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site

Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site A property of the Texas Historical Commission. Real Places Telling Real Stories. Please pay admission at the Visitors Center upon arrival.

Last admission sold at 4:30 p.m. Admission fees are required to access all indoor and outdoor public areas. ADMISSION: Adults $10 | Adults 65+ $8 | Youth 6-17 $5 | 5 and younger Free | Active-Duty Military (including spouse and children) Free | Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. | See our website for information about group tours.

"There is a ghostly light that floats across a place called Bailey's Prairie in southeast Texas, bobs along above the gr...
09/14/2026

"There is a ghostly light that floats across a place called Bailey's Prairie in southeast Texas, bobs along above the grass, soars occasionally high into the trees, and often pauses in the middle of a busy highway, frightening motorists out of their wits." (Excerpt from Ghosts Along the Brazos by Catherine Munson Foster, illustration by Ruth Munson)

To learn the full story of the ghost of Brit Bailey, join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation for Ghosts Along the Brazos on October 24 from 5 pm to 9 pm. There will be storytellers, games, a hayride, and food trucks! Admission is donation based. We hope to see you there!

Episode 2 of "Brazoria County Chronicles: Pioneers, Plantations, and the Birth of Texas" is out now! This episode is par...
09/13/2026

Episode 2 of "Brazoria County Chronicles: Pioneers, Plantations, and the Birth of Texas" is out now! This episode is part of the series "The Scandalous Rise and Fall of Monroe Edwards," a tells the story of a man who loomed large in the history of Brazoria County.

Episode 2 delves into Monroe Edwards' activities in the illegal smuggling of captive Africans into Brazoria County during the 1830s. You will also hear about him forging documents and scamming his business partner out of large sums of money, amongst other illegal activities he participated in to become one of the richest men in Texas.

Follow the links to listen on your favorite platform.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033B97eQvUNgY8YyUouLFb

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brazoria-county-chronicles-pioneers-plantations-and/id6784383282

iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-brazoria-county-chronicles-337544237/

October 3rd from 12 pm to 5 pm we are getting on our boots for Cowboy Day, a celebration of Brazoria County's cowboy and...
09/09/2026

October 3rd from 12 pm to 5 pm we are getting on our boots for Cowboy Day, a celebration of Brazoria County's cowboy and rodeo legacy. Learn about Cowmen like Hal Fields, Taylor Hall Jr. and Ramone "Money" Jackson with games and activities for the entire family! There will be livestock, food trucks, live music, demonstrations and more!
Admission is $5 per person. Children under 5 can enter for free.
Pictured are some of the men who worked cattle on the Hogg Ranch in the early 1930s.

Oral histories are crucial to understanding the history of Brazoria County. In this presentation and workshop, you will ...
09/06/2026

Oral histories are crucial to understanding the history of Brazoria County. In this presentation and workshop, you will hear first-hand accounts from those who lived on Brazoria County plantation sites over the past centuries.

Site Educators will give advice on how to record quality oral histories of your own and demonstrate how to use online archives. Join us Saturday September 12th at 2pm at the Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site.

This program is included with site admission and is presented as part of Texas America250, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

📸: Lomax, Ruby T, photographer. Aunt Harriet McClention at the microphone with John A. Lomax, Sr., Mrs. Ruby Pickens Tartt, and Aunt Harriet's "great-grands" children in background, at crossroads near Sumterville, Alabama. Alabama United States Sumterville, 1940. [Nov. 3] Photograph; Lomax, Ruby T, photographer. Richard Amerson and John A. Lomax, Sr., at the home of Mrs. Ruby Pickens Tartt, Livingston, Alabama. Alabama United States Livingston, 1940. Photograph.

Address

1702 N 13th Street
West Columbia, TX
77486

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(979) 345-4656

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