1834 Homesite of Capt. and Mrs. Almaron Dickinson
Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas
Marker Inscription
1834 Homesite of Capt. and Mrs. Almaron Dickinson Site of the home to which two of the survivors of the Alamo returned, March 13, 1836. Susanna Dickinson, with her infant daughter, brought news of fall of Alamo into Mexican hands (March 6) and of the death of its heroic defenders from Gonzales, among whom was her young husband. (1969)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Gonzales lot was the 1834 home of Almaron Dickinson and his wife Susanna. It was to this house that Susanna returned on March 13, 1836, carrying her infant daughter and the terrible news of the Alamo's fall a week earlier—the death of its defenders, among them many men from Gonzales and her own young husband. Sent out by Santa Anna as a living warning, she instead helped rally Texian resolve.
Why it matters
Susanna Dickinson's survival made her the human witness who carried the story of the Alamo out of its ashes, a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution.
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Related people
- · Almaron Dickinson
- · Susanna Dickinson
Related events
- · Fall of the Alamo
- · Texas Revolution
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