| Clute,
Texas, the Hub of Brazosport, began at the junction of
the Old Calvit and Eagle Island Plantations. Alexander (Sandy)
Calvit, one of the Austin’s Old Three Hundred, received
the title to this land in 1824. Eagle Island Plantation belonged
to Jared Groce, the richest man in Austin’s Colony.
In 1881 the Clute name was given, when purchased by Soloman J.
Clute. Soloman J. Clute later sold the property to his brother
George in 1886. George was described as, “a little Yankee
from New York with a long, white beard”. In the early 1940’s,
Clute began to prosper with the advent of Dow Chemical and several
other large construction companies moving into Southern Brazoria
County. By 1952 Clute was large enough to incorporate into a town.
Clute today is a modern city combining the new with the old, the
planned with the random, the striking and the picturesque in a
blend that is all its own. Today’s Clute is a city involved
with living, growing and improving itself. |
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