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History in
a Pecan Shell
The community appeared with the construction of a spur line of the
SAAP railroad between Shiner
and Luling in 1889. Locals
were enthused and quickly built a proper station, cattle pens and
a shipping platform exclusively for cotton. Since banker and financier
G.N. Dilworth arranged the expansion, the community didn't have to
search for a namesake.
Early business included a mill / gin and a blacksmith. Dilworth also
had a dentist and doctor - two amenities many towns had to wait years
for. When a post office was granted in 1892, the population of Dilworth
was a respectable 150 people. Perhaps the town was a little too close
to the county seat,
but whatever the reason, the population fell to 75 by 1915.
The post office closed during the Great Depression and the community
remained at 75 into the 1950s. Nineteen-fifty was a big year for school
consolidations and Dilworth's students were bussed to Gonzales.
The population shrank to just fifteen during the 60s and 70s and has
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