Wharton in Wharton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Albert Clinton Horton
(1798-1865)
Photographed By James Hulse, February 11, 2022
1. Albert Clinton Horton Marker
Georgia native Albert Clinton Horton came to Texas in 1834 from Alabama, where he had served in the state legislature. He established a plantation along Caney Creek in present Wharton County. In 1835, he returned to Alabama to recruit volunteers for the Texas Army, and he served as colonel of a cavalry unit during the Texas Revolution.Upon the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1836, Horton was elected to congress. He was chairman of the commission appointed by president M.B. Lamar which selected Austin as the site for a permanent capitol for the Republic of Texas in 1839.
When Texas became a state in December 1845, Horton was elected its first Lt. Governor. He served as acting governor for over a year while Governor Henderson was leading Texas forces in the Mexican War.
When Baylor University was founded in 1845, Horton was a charter trustee. By the 1850s, he had homes in both Wharton and Matagorda. His home near this site, "Sycamore Grove", was razed in 1960. A community leader, he helped found Wharton's First Baptist Church.
He and his wife, Eliza Holliday, had six children, only two of
Photographed By James Hulse, February 11, 2022
2. The Albert Clinton Horton Marker along the park road
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Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6475.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1845.
Location. 29° 18.434′ N, 96° 4.694′ W. Marker is in Wharton, Texas, in Wharton County. Marker is on Park Drive, 0.3 miles east of Croom Drive, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in the northeast section of the Croom Park along the road near a large field. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Park Drive, Wharton TX 77488, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wharton Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Paul Lutheran Church (approx. one mile away); Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Judge Edwin Hawes House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nettie Elkins House (approx. 1.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Wharton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Security Bank and Trust Company (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wharton.
Also see . . . Albert Clinton Horton
Photographed By James Hulse, February 11, 2022
3. The view of the Albert Clinton Horton Marker from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
