On State Highway 95 Spur north of State Highway 97, on the right when traveling north.
Established about 1850 by Miles G. Dikes (1804-1872). An original member of DeWitt Colony, Dikes emigrated from Georgia in 1829. In 1839 , married Eady Hodges (1810-1868). First known burial, in 1859, was Dikes' son, Lovic. Cemetery contains 20 . . . — — Map (db m128147) HM
On State Highway 97 at State Highway 95 Spur, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 97.
One and one-half mile from
here the first shot of the
Texas Revolution
was fired from a small cannon
by Texans under the command
of Col. John H. Moore
October 2, 1835 — — Map (db m128146) HM
On State Highway 95 Spur north of State Highway 97, on the left when traveling north.
In the 1890s, children of families living in the Cost community, originally known as Oso, attended area schools that were part of the White School District No. 38 and County School District No. 38-1/2 to the east. By 1903, the county built the Cost . . . — — Map (db m128148) HM
On State Highway 97 at State Highway 95 Spur, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 97.
Near here on October 2, 1835 was fired the first shot of the Texas Revolution of 1835-36 - the shot heard round the world. At Gonzales the Texans defied the Mexican government and refused their demand for the Gonzales cannon with the "Come and Take . . . — — Map (db m118445) HM
