Historical Marker

Eagle Island Plantation

Historical marker location:

Clute, Texas

( Restwood Cemetery, Plantation Dr.)

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.