John White Bower

Historical marker location:

Off US 77, along private road W of Vidauri, Vidauri, Texas

( Bower Cemetery: from Refugio, take US 77 northeast about 14.5 mi to Vidauri. Go west on private road about 1.5 mi. Private - No Access)

Marker installed: 1936

Delegate to the Consultation, 1835.

Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.

Member of the Congress of the Republic, 1841-42.

Chief Justice of Refugio County, 1843-47.

Born in Georgia, December 7, 1808.

Died January 13, 1850.

The first domed stadium in the world, the Astrodome, was built in Houston in 1965 and hosted numerous sporting events and concerts over the years.