La Pryor, Texas

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You're outside the Grand Opera House on North Street in Uvalde, a brick building that's been standing since 1891 and is reportedly the second-oldest opera house in Texas. In 1917 it was bought by John Nance Garner, the Uvalde native who went on to become Vice President of the United States. Garner set up his office in the corner room and positioned his desk chair in the turret windows, so he could watch over his hometown. The Garner estate sold the building to the City of Uvalde in 1978 for ten dollars, and after a restoration effort that started the following year, it reopened in 1982. It's still an active theater today, hosting plays and concerts under the same roof where Uvalde gathered more than a century ago. Not many opera houses this old are still turning the house lights on for a live show.

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History of La Pryor

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La Pryor sits nestled in the heart of South Texas, a place where the land speaks volumes. The terrain is mostly flat, sprawling plains covered in hardy mesquite trees, their deep roots a testament to the constant struggle for water. This is Nueces River country, and the river's presence is everything. It's the lifeblood that allows those famous onion fields to flourish, a green contrast to the otherwise tawny landscape. You can almost feel the ancient seabed beneath your feet, a reminder that this area was once submerged, slowly rising over millennia to become the fertile, if often dry, land it is today. The river also whispers of forgotten times. Local legend places hidden treasure somewhere along its banks, a remnant of the area’s wilder past. The droughts of the 1950s left a deep mark on the people here, a collective memory of hardship that shaped a resourceful and resilient community. Though the bright lights of San Antonio are within driving distance, and the roar of Friday night football in Uvalde fills the autumn air, La Pryor maintains a quiet, almost timeless quality, forever bound to the land and the river that sustains it.

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La Pryor is a small place, easy to miss if you blink driving down the highway. Mesquite trees stand guard on all sides, their roots digging deep for water. Farming is everything here, especially onions, though the old-timers still talk about the drought in the fifties and how hard it hit everyone. It’s quiet now, peaceful, a place where time seems to slow down. You can almost hear the echoes of the past if you listen closely.

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On June 4, 2026, La Pryor made headlines when the United States Department of Agriculture reported a case of New World screwworm infection in a 3-week old calf, the first in the United States in decades. This event led to a quarantine of all warm-blooded animals within a 12-mile radius to prevent an epidemic, highlighting a challenging moment for the community amidst a period of low cattle production and higher prices.

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Pryor, Isaac Thomas

1870

Isaac T. (Ike) Pryor, cattleman, the third and youngest son of David Christopher and Emma Almira (McKissack) Pryor, was born in Tampa, Florida, on June 22, 1852. Orphaned at age five, he lived with relatives in Alabama and Tennessee until age nine, when he ran away and attached himself as newsboy to the Third Ohio Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland. He witnessed battles at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Lookout Mountain. He lived with a cousin's family in Tennessee after the war and eventually moved with them to Alabama. In 1870 his brother A. M. visited from Texas and described the opportunities there so enthusiastically that Ike, then eighteen years old, decided to pursue them. Pryor arrived at Galveston by way of New Orleans and immediately made his way to Austin. He worked as a farmhand near Austin until 1871, when he found employment with Llano County rancher Bill Arnold helping to drive a herd of longhorns to Coffeyville, Kansas; the next season, at age twenty, he was trail boss for the drive. In 1873 Pryor went to work for Mason County rancher Charles Lehmberg (Lemberg) as a hired hand; before the year's end he was foreman. Lehmberg sold his 20,000-acre 77 Ranch to Pryor in 1874, and the young businessman immediately diversified operations by contracting to deliver his neighbors' cattle to Kansas during the spring and summer, and by supplying nearby Austin with butcher cattle during the fall and winter. Between 1878 and 1885, in partnership with a brother, Ike Pryor delivered as many as 45,000 cattle annually to northern railheads, ranges, and Indian reservations. In 1885 the Pryor brothers moved 20,000 head of cattle to free range in Colorado just as the oversupplied market crashed. They sold out to an Ohio syndicate, the final price to be determined by the spring roundup, but the winter of 1886–87 decimated their herd. The brothers were left penniless and dissolved the partnership. On his reputation as a cattleman, Pryor borrowed $70,000 from Evans, Snider, and Buel Livestock Commission Company of St. Louis. He used the money to invest in and became president of the Texas and Colorado Land and Cattle Company, which leased lands and ran cattle entirely in Indian Territory. When the blockade of Cuba was lifted at the end of the Spanish-American War, Pryor shipped live cattle on speculation to Havana for spot sale and earned a considerable profit. With revenue from these enterprises, he invested in Evans, Snider, and Buel in 1901 and became vice president in charge of Texas operations. About the same time he bought 100,000 acres of Zavala County ranchland for $1.40 an acre, stocked it with 10,000 cattle, and named it the 77 Ranch. In 1908 he founded the nearby town of La Pryor. Pryor was director (1887–90) and president (1906–08) of the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas, president of the Texas Livestock Association in 1907, and president of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress at Denver in 1908. He also presided over the National Livestock Shippers' Protective League in 1915 and the American National Livestock Association in 1917–19. In 1909 he organized and accepted the presidency of City National Bank of San Antonio. He married Sarah M. Rapp of San Antonio in 1878. They had two sons and one daughter. After Sarah's death he married Myra (Stafford) Early of Columbus in 1893. Pryor died in San Antonio on September 24, 1937.

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Mujeres Por La Raza

1973

Mujeres Por La Raza, the women's caucus within the Raza Unida Party , represented the merging of Chicano nationalism and Chicana feminism and advanced the political interests of Chicanas during the Chicano movement. Its development corresponded with the rise of the Chicana feminist movement in Texas. Women had belonged to the Raza Unida Party from its beginning at the county level with Ciudadanos Unidos in Zavala County in 1969. The group elected Luz Gutiérrez as its first Raza Unida county chair in January 1970. At the founding state convention in October 1971 in San Antonio, thirty-one of 104 attendees were women, and Evey Chapa helped write the party platform, which asserted the significance of La Mujer , La Familia, and equality for women. That the platform provided for a state executive committeewoman and for equal rights for women should probably be attributed to Chapa. Several women-in addition to the state committeewoman-held leadership positions at the Texas and national levels of the Raza Unida Party. Virginia Múzquiz, who ran for the Texas legislature in 1964, served as Raza Unida Party national chair from 1972 to 1974, and María Elena Martínez was the last Texas chair (1976–78). Nevertheless, sexism permeated the organization, and most of the Raza Unida Party's leaders and candidates were male. Even while women fought for inclusion in the party leadership, some men in Raza Unida considered women "groupies" or hangers-on. However, women in the Raza Unida Party believed that since local organizing efforts were carried out by women, they should assume leadership roles. Consequently, in 1973 women decided to form the Mujeres Por La Raza caucus to obtain leadership positions for women in the Raza Unida Party and to elect Chicanas to office. Raza Unida Party activist Ines Hernández Tovar has credited Ino Alvárez, Evey Chapa, and Marta Cotera as founders of Mujeres. Mujeres largely organized through Conferencias de Mujeres Por La Raza Unida. They held conferences on August 4, 1973, in San Antonio; on September 19, 1973, in Corpus Christi; and on December 1, 1973, in Crystal City. The first conference referred to itself as "la primera conferencia politica/educativa de Chicanas Activas en el Movimiento Pro-Raza Unida en Tejas." The conference program was in Spanish. Organizers included Chelo Avila, Evey Chapa, and Irma Mireles (San Antonio); Marta Cotera (Crystal City); and Juana Bustamante y Luera (Laredo). Sessions included "State and Local Political Structure"; "How to Organize in Rural, Semi-Rural Communities"; and "How to Organize in Urban Areas." María L. de Hernández , an orator since the 1930s, facilitated one workshop. Attendees passed a resolution condemning the use of public funds for the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame . Apparently at the same event they also passed a resolution against "unwarranted acts of violence and death at the hands of law enforcement agents," a reference to the death of Santos Rodríguez , a Dallas youth killed by the police. On September 19, 1973, Mujeres sponsored a conference at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School in Corpus Christi to "help educate the Mexican American women in the local community and surrounding areas in religious, political, and educational involvement." Topics included "Consciousness and Women's Development"; women in education; community organizing; and how to run a campaign. Múzquiz, Zavala county chair at the time, was a speaker. Mujeres also organized in their own localities. They could be found in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and the rural and semi-rural communities of Crystal City, Temple, and Mercedes. High school and university students were also involved. La Delegación de Mujeres del Colegio Jacinto Treviño presented resolutions in support of the Farah strike , the National Farm Workers Union, and the right to bear arms in self-defense. Mujeres also battled racism and classism among Anglo women. They obtained the Texas Women's Poli

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The Bosque-Larios Expedition

1675

(April 30 - June 12, 1675) 
 In the 16th century, northern Mexico was torn by strife as the Indian inhabitants resisted Spanish efforts to enslave them. A century later, wealthy humanitarian Antonio Balcarcel set out to invoke justice and help missionaries Christianize the land. 
 In the spring of 1675, Balcarcel sent out an armed expedition under Fernando del Bosque to accompany Fray Juan de Larios on a mission north of the Rio Grande. Also in the party was Fray Dionisio de San Buenventura, an army chaplain. Entering Texas at a site near present Eagle Pass, the expedition marched almost to the present site of San Antonio. 
 Three days after entering Texas, when they were in camp on the Nueces, about nine miles southwest of present Uvalde, they set up a portable altar. The expeditionaries gathered with some 1,172 Indians to hear Fray Larios chant the Mass. Later Fray Larios baptized 55 infants and instructed the adult Indians so that they might be baptized at a future time. 
 The celebration at the Nueces on May 16, 1675, is known as the earliest recorded occasion of a high (sung) Mass in Texas. Missionary activity that began on that day eventually brought about the founding of the Texas mission system. (1975)

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C.S.A. Camp Nueces

1862

Founded April 1862 near this site, to guard vital traffic as it crossed the Nueces on the San Antonio-Eagle Pass Road. A post of the Confederacy's frontier regiment, under Col. James M. Norris. Its duty was to see that cotton got through to Mexico and munitions, medicines and factory goods came north to supply the Confederacy. One of the chain of posts a day's horseback ride apart, on line from Red River to Rio Grande. Never able to relax, in constant danger of Indian raids; short of food, horses and guns, Nueces (like other frontier camps) had none of war's glory and more than its share of hardships.
 Located in Zavala County, created in 1858 and named for Lorenzo de Zavala. This is one of 10 counties to commemorate colonizers. Of the 254 counties, 42 have Indian, French or Spanish names. 12 honor Washington and other American patriots. 96 were named for 1836-1846 heroes of the Republic of Texas (including 15 who died in the Alamo). 23 have names of other early statesmen. 11 honor U.S. leaders in the campaign to annex Texas. 10 honor state jurists, ministers, educators, statesmen, historians. 36 are named for leading men of the southern Confederacy. 14 have names from local geography. (1983)

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Kincaid Ranch and Hotel

1905

William Davis Kincaid, founder of the Kincaid Ranch, learned the cattle business as a young man in West Texas. In 1905 Kincaid brought his family to land he purchased southeast of Uvalde, in Uvalde and Zavala Counties. Before his death in 1914, Kincaid served as President of the Unvalde National Bank and the Uvalde School Board. In 1927, his wife and children built the Kincaid Hotel at the intersection of North and Getty Streets in Uvalde in his honor. During the area's ranching heyday, the hotel served as the business hub and social center of the Uvalde area, and ranchers from Texas and surrounding states often made "The Kincaid" their area headquarters. (2008)

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Things to Do in La Pryor

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Desi's Restaurant

Family-style Mexican on US Highway 57 in tiny Batesville. Homemade tortillas, hearty plates, and a reputation as the best Mexican food in a small South Texas…

Everything Near La Pryor

89 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Pryor, Isaac Thomas · Tsha Handbook
Isaac T. (Ike) Pryor, cattleman, the third and youngest son of David Christopher and Emma Almira (McKissack) Pryor, was born in Tampa, Florida, on June 22, 1852. Orphaned at age five, he lived with relatives in Alabama…
La Pryor, TX · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Zavala County, and right here is La Pryor. This town owes its existence to Colonel Isaac T. Pryor, a man who owned vast ranches in the 1880s. He envisioned a new community and formed the Zavala…
La Pryor, TX · 0.2 mi
La Pryor sits nestled in the heart of South Texas, a place where the land speaks volumes. The terrain is mostly flat, sprawling plains covered in hardy mesquite trees, their deep roots a testament to the constant…
Texas HS Baseball Leaders 2026: La Pryor (La Pryor) · 0.4 mi
La Pryor (La Pryor, TX) placed on the 2A Texas high school baseball stat leaderboards for the 2026 season: Landon Jackson (2 HR).
Mujeres Por La Raza · 7.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Mujeres Por La Raza, the women's caucus within the Raza Unida Party , represented the merging of Chicano nationalism and Chicana feminism and advanced the political interests of Chicanas during the Chicano movement. Its…
Yo-Lo-Digo Creek · 7.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Zavala County, and right nearby is Yo-Lo-Digo Creek. The name itself tells a story, supposedly. Legend has it, Mexicans walking single file heard a splash in the dark. One asked, 'Is it water?'…
Cometa, TX · 7.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Cometa is at the intersection of Farm roads 2691 and 393, ten miles west of Crystal City in far southwestern Zavala County. The Cometa area was the location of prehistoric Indian encampments and Spanish campsites; one…
Murlo, TX · 7.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Murlo, also referred to as The Murlo, Muela, and the Muela Settlement, was a frontier community on Muela Creek and the San Antonio-Eagle Pass Road, twenty-four miles southwest of Uvalde in northwestern Zavala County.…
Asphalt Belt Railway · 7.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Zavala County, and right here, the Asphalt Belt Railway once hauled valuable Texas rock asphalt. Chartered in 1923, this short line was built to connect mines in Zavala and Uvalde counties to the…
Quems Indians · 7.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through southwestern Zavala County, an area that was once home to the Quems Indians. Long before Texas was Texas, these native people ranged along the Rio Grande. In 1689, one Quems man, tattooed and…
The Bosque-Larios Expedition · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker
(April 30 - June 12, 1675) 
 In the 16th century, northern Mexico was torn by strife as the Indian inhabitants resisted Spanish efforts to enslave them. A century later, wealthy humanitarian Antonio Balcarcel…
C.S.A. Camp Nueces · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker
Founded April 1862 near this site, to guard vital traffic as it crossed the Nueces on the San Antonio-Eagle Pass Road. A post of the Confederacy's frontier regiment, under Col. James M. Norris. Its duty was to see that…

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Desi's Restaurant · 12.7 mi · Things to Do
Family-style Mexican on US Highway 57 in tiny Batesville. Homemade tortillas, hearty plates, and a reputation as the best Mexican food in a small South Texas…
Westfall, Edward Dixon · 13.2 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Zavala County, and right here, in the early days, a man named Edward Dixon Westfall was carving out a life. After serving in the Mexican War and riding with Texas Rangers, Westfall built his cabin…
Batesville, TX (Zavala County) · 13.2 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Batesville, Texas, a community that owes its very existence to a pioneering irrigation project. Back in 1876, the Bates brothers, Elijah, Felix, and Finis, chartered the Comanche Irrigation…
Kincaid Ranch and Hotel · 13.9 mi · Historical Marker
William Davis Kincaid, founder of the Kincaid Ranch, learned the cattle business as a young man in West Texas. In 1905 Kincaid brought his family to land he purchased southeast of Uvalde, in Uvalde and Zavala Counties.…
Zavala County Courthouse · 13.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Batesville, the original county seat of Zavala County. The county itself was created way back in 1858, but it wasn't organized for judicial purposes until 1884, right here. The first courthouse…
Batesville, TX · 14.4 mi
Batesville's cultural tapestry is rich and diverse. As of the 2000 census, the racial makeup of the CDP was 50.15% White, 0.08% African American, 0.92% Native American, 45.30% from other races, and 3.54% from two or…
Zavala County · 15.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Zavala County, a place with a past tied to the Civil War. During 1863 and 1864, this area was a crucial part of the Cotton Road, a lifeline for the Confederacy. Goods like guns, powder, and…
Ditch · 16.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of a community known as 'Ditch,' established back in 1874 by a group of ambitious farmers. They formed the Leona Irrigation and Agricultural Association, tapping into the local waterway to…
Fort Inge · 16.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This frontier fort once stood as a line of defense against Native American raids in the wild Texas territory. Fort Inge was established in 1849 on the Leona River. It was named for Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike…
Fort Inge · 16.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Fort Inge, established way back in March of <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1849</say-as> by Captain Sidney Burbank. It was named for Lieutenant Zebulon M. P. Inge, who died in the…
Garner, John Nance · 17.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, the hometown of a man who went from county judge to Vice President of the United States. John Nance Garner, nicknamed 'Cactus Jack' for his rugged western style, started his political…
Black, Reading Wood · 17.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, a town founded in 1855 by Reading Wood Black. A native of New Jersey, Black was a true pioneer here, instrumental in forming Uvalde County just a year later. He served as county judge,…
Garrett, Pat · 17.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, Texas, a town that was once home to a legendary lawman. Patrick F. Garrett, the man who famously gunned down Billy the Kid back in 1881, lived right here on this site! Garrett first came…
Nicolas Street School · 17.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Nicolas Street School, a testament to the fight for educational equality in Uvalde. Built in 1938, this is the only surviving school that tells the story of African-American education…
Crystal City Internment Camp · 17.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming spot holds a dark chapter in American history: the Crystal City Internment Camp, a family prison during World War II. During the war, the U.S. government, fearing disloyalty, incarcerated people of…
Andrade, Erasmo Wilivaldo · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through South Texas, maybe near Bruni or Crystal City, and right here, Erasmo Andrade fought for the people. Born near Bruni in 1931, Andrade became a tireless activist and educator. In 1966, he was…
Raza Unida Party · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through South Texas, and right here in Crystal City, a political movement was born. In 1970, three hundred Mexican Americans gathered to form La Raza Unida Party. Their goal: to bring economic, social,…
Crystal City Family Internment Camp, World War II · 17.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Crystal City Family Internment Camp, a lesser-known part of World War II history. Unlike other camps, this one was the largest U.S. internment facility exclusively for families.…
Crystal City, TX · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Right here in Crystal City, you're driving through the former "Spinach Capital of the World." In 1937, this town embraced its title with a unique tribute: a statue of Popeye the Sailor Man, erected right across from…
Múzquiz, Virginia Aguirre · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Virginia Múzquiz, political activist and community organizer, was born in the South Texas town of Nordheim on December 13, 1925, to Anita Vega and Juan Aguirre. She participated in two successful efforts by Mexican…
Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
The Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations grew out of the Viva Kennedy-Viva Johnson clubs of the 1960 presidential campaign. The clubs were a result of increasing political activism that emerged among…
Spinach Culture · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through South Texas, an area that became known as the Winter Garden. Right here, in Crystal City, is where spinach took root in a big way. Back in the winter of 1917, just four acres were planted as an…
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through South Texas, and right here, you might be on the old San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad line. Chartered in 1909 as the Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad, it was known by its initials, SAU&G, but…
Zavala County · 17.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Zavala County, a place with a bit of a name problem! Established in 1846, this county was named for Lorenzo de Zavala, a key figure in Texas independence. But guess what? The Texas legislature…
The Walkout That Sparked a Revolution · 18.2 mi
Imagine being a high school student told you can't speak Spanish at school, and that the cheerleading squad is capped so that almost no Mexican American student can make it. That was the reality here in 1969. On…
The Spinach Capital and its Sailor Man · 18.2 mi
Right in the heart of Crystal City, you’ll find something you probably don’t expect: a brightly colored statue of Popeye the Sailor Man. It was placed there in 1937, making it one of the first statues in the world…
The Enemy Alien Camp in the Spinach Fields · 18.2 mi
During World War II, one of the strangest chapters in Crystal City's history unfolded just on the edge of town. The U.S. government took over a former migrant labor camp and converted it into the Crystal City Family…
Los Cinco: The First Upset · 18.2 mi
Long before the famous 1969 walkout, the first cracks in Crystal City's political dam appeared in 1963. At the time, no person of Mexican descent had ever served on the city council, despite making up the vast majority…
Engineering an Oasis · 18.2 mi
As you look at the farm fields around Crystal City, you're seeing a landscape completely re-engineered by technology. The natural state of this land is semi-arid brush country. The secret to its transformation lies deep…
Newton Boys - Uvalde · 18.4 mi · Historical Marker
The Newton brothers from Uvalde were the most successful bank robbers in American history, and they did it with a rule: nobody gets killed. Willis, Joe, Jess, and Dock Newton robbed over eighty banks and six trains…
Crystal City, TX · 18.4 mi
Crystal City sits in the heart of the Winter Garden Region of Texas, and its story is deeply intertwined with the land. Early on, it was primarily a ranching area, vast and open, sparsely populated. The arrival of the…
The Opera House the Vice President Bought · 18.4 mi
You're outside the Grand Opera House on North Street in Uvalde, a brick building that's been standing since 1891 and is reportedly the second-oldest opera house in Texas. In 1917 it was bought by John Nance Garner, the…
Uvalde, TX · 18.4 mi
The John Nance Garner House in Uvalde is a significant landmark, as it was home to John Nance Garner, who served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's first vice president from 1933 to 1941. Garner was known for using his…
Fort Inge, Camp Dix, C.S.A. · 18.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde County, where two forts once stood guard during the Civil War. Fort Inge and Camp Dix were part of a frontier defense line, protecting travelers from Indian raids and bandits. These posts,…
Uvalde County Courthouse · 18.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Uvalde County Courthouse, completed in 1928. It's the fifth courthouse for the county, built in the Neo-classical style. Look for its impressive cast stone arches and Ionic porticoes at the…
Uvalde County · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde County, a place named for a Spanish captain who routed Native Americans right here in 1790. Captain Juan de Ugalde's name was eventually softened to Uvalde over the years. This county,…
Reading Wood Black · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Reading Wood Black's home and trading post. A New Jersey native, he came to Texas in 1853 and founded the town of Uvalde, even donating land for a public school. Black also served as a…
John Nance Garner House · 18.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute and check out the former home of John Nance Garner, Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt. You might know him for his colorful quote about the Vice Presidency being 'not worth a bucket of…
Grand Opera House · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Grand Opera House in Uvalde, a place that brought a touch of Broadway to South Texas. Built in 1891 by local businessmen, this theater was designed for professional touring companies, staging…
Kincaid Hotel · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, and right here is the site of the Kincaid Hotel, built in 1927. It was constructed by the family of William Davis Kincaid, a big-time Uvalde cattleman and businessman. This four-story…
Uvalde Leader-News · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the historic Uvalde Leader-News building. This paper has a long and influential history, tracing its roots back to the Uvalde Hesperian, founded way back in 1879. An English immigrant, Harry P.…
Early Texas Wagon Yards · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, and if you look around, you might imagine a bustling wagon yard. These weren't just places to park your wagon; they were hotels and social centers for travelers. Imagine cooking bacon and…
Schwartz, Louis · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, and right here, you're passing the site of a business that served this town for nearly a century. Louis Schwartz, an immigrant from Alsace-Lorraine, arrived in the U.S. in 1866. He…
Rice Hotel and Saddlery · 18.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, and right here is the building that used to be the Rice Hotel and Saddlery. Constructed between 1909 and 1910, this place has seen a lot of Uvalde's history. The first floor started out as…
Benson, William · 18.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, and just ahead is the site of the home of William Benson. A Maryland native and civil engineer, Benson found his way to Texas and became a teacher. But when the Civil War broke out, he…
Zavala County · 18.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Zavala County, a region explored as early as 1691 by Spanish Governor Domingo Teran de Los Rios. This land was later crossed by the historic San Antonio Road, used by explorers and settlers alike.…
Original Site of Uvalde High School · 18.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the original site of Uvalde High School. The first school building, made of cedar logs, was completed right here in 1885, donated by the town's founder. After a fire in 1898, citizens rebuilt on this…
First Presbyterian Church of Uvalde · 18.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Uvalde's First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. James R. Bridges organized the church with eleven charter members in February 1882, after arriving to serve the wild western Texas areas in…
Fisher, King · 18.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, and right here is the story of King Fisher, a man who ruled a 5,000-square-mile territory in Southwest Texas. He started as an outlaw, imposing his own brand of order in the lawless…
Memorial to Ettie R. Garner · 18.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Garner, John Nance. Memorial to Ettie R. Garner, secretary to her husband in his long career as a statesman. John Nance Garner, born Nov. 22, 1868, was in Texas Legislature, 1898-1902; U.S.
Garner, John Nance · 18.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Uvalde, home of John Nance Garner. He was a rancher, banker, and a skilled lawyer who served as Uvalde County Judge. Garner's leadership and philanthropy left a lasting impact on Southwest Texas,…
Uvalde Methodist Church · 18.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Uvalde Methodist Church, organized way back in 1856. This congregation was the westernmost edge of the Methodist Ministry in Texas at the time. The church has built several…
Cactus Jack's Front Porch · 18.8 mi
Right here in Uvalde lived one of the most powerful and cantankerous politicians in American history: John Nance Garner. Starting as a county judge, he climbed the political ladder to become Speaker of the House, and…
The Walkout of 1970 · 18.8 mi
In the spring of 1970, the schools of Uvalde became a battleground for the Civil Rights Movement. For years, Mexican American students had endured discrimination: they were punished for speaking Spanish, steered away…
Crystal City: Named for Water, Famous for Spinach · 18.8 mi
The name conjures up quartz, gemstones, maybe a mine full of glittering rock. But Crystal City has nothing to do with crystals. It was named for water, the clear, crystal-clean artesian water that bubbled up from the…
The Roads Paved with Uvalde · 18.8 mi
As you drive on Highway 90, you're rolling over a story of geology and engineering that literally paved the way for modern Texas. Just west of Uvalde, near a town called Blewett, lies a unique geological formation: a…
Crystal City - Spinach Capital & Chicano Movement · 18.8 mi · Historical Marker
Crystal City has a statue of Popeye in its town square because it calls itself the Spinach Capital of the World. But the real story here is about power. In the early 1960s, Crystal City was over 80 percent Mexican…
An Opera House on the Frontier · 18.8 mi
If you want to see the moment Uvalde transformed from a rough frontier town to a place of culture and ambition, look no further than the Grand Opera House. Built in 1891, its ornate brickwork and grand arches rise above…
The Lawman's Unsolved Case · 18.8 mi
The Wild West passed directly through Uvalde, and it brought one of its most famous figures: Pat Garrett. Years after he was known for killing Billy the Kid, Garrett came to Uvalde in 1891, broke and out of the law…
USS Uvalde · 18.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past USS Uvalde. Constructed and commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1944, the "USS Uvalde" was a C-2 type cargo ship named to honor former United States Vice-President John Nance Garner and the county of…
Schwartz House · 18.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Schwartz House in Uvalde, built in 1927. It was the home of Lee Schwartz, a local merchant and city alderman, and his wife Agnes. Designed by architect Will A. Noonan, this modest colonial…
Black, Reading Wood · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde, Texas, a town that owes its very existence to a Quaker merchant named Reading Wood Black. Black arrived here from New Jersey in 1852, drawn by the promise of opportunity. He didn't just…
Briscoe, Dolph, Jr. · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through South Texas, and right here is Uvalde, the hometown of Dolph Briscoe, Jr. He grew up here, dreaming of the Governor's Mansion after a childhood visit where he slept in Sam Houston's bed. That…
Evans, Dale · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Right here in Uvalde, Texas, was born Frances Octavia Smith, who would become the legendary Dale Evans. She was born October 31st, 1912, though she later discovered her birth certificate said October 30th, and her…
Getty, Thomas Murray · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through the Texas Hill Country, and right here, near what is now Uvalde, you passed by the site of old Fort Inge. From 1850 to 1854, this was home to Army surgeon Thomas Murray Getty. During his time…
Dalton, Bertha · 18.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of Bertha Dalton, a woman who dedicated her life to educating Texans. Built in 1893, this house was bought in 1905 by Captain James Dalton. His daughter, Bertha, began her teaching…
Uvalde, TX · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde, a town with a story that starts back in 1853. Reading W. Black settled here, aiming to build a community. He opened a store, quarried rock, and even built a lime kiln. By 1855, he hired a…
Garner Army Air Field · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde, and right here is the site of Garner Army Air Field. Named for Texas legend John Nance Garner, this base was a vital part of the World War II effort. In early 1942, the very first cadet…
Leona Springs · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde County, and right here, the Leona River hides a secret: four groups of springs that once powered the area's early life. Back in 1858, these springs, rising from the deep Edwards aquifer,…
Shand, Terry A. · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde, Texas, the birthplace of Terry A. Shand. Born in 1904, Shand was a pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader who got his start playing piano in silent movie theaters as a teenager. By…
Smyth, Joseph Grigsby · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde County, the heart of a vast cattle ranching empire built by Joseph Grigsby Smyth. Born in East Texas, Smyth served in the Confederate Army before diving into the lumber business with his…
Southwest Texas Junior College · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde, Texas, where in 1946, a bold experiment in education began. Right here, Southwest Texas Junior College opened its doors as the very first tricounty junior college in the entire state.…
Arnett, William Washington · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde County, and right here, in what was once a wilderness, William Washington Arnett decided to settle. In 1852, he moved his family to the banks of the Leona River, building a simple shanty.…
Sevier, Henry Hulme · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde County, where in 1895, a young Henry Hulme Sevier arrived from Tennessee. He wasn't here for the scenery, though. He took over the local newspaper, the Sabinal Sentinel, and quickly caught…
North Uvalde, TX · 18.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uvalde County, and right here is where Sansom used to be, a community that became Uvalde Junction. It started in 1891 as Sansom, named for Captain John W. Sansom, a Civil War veteran. By the early…
Texas HS Baseball Leaders 2026: Uvalde (Uvalde) · 19.1 mi
Uvalde (Uvalde, TX) placed on the 4A Texas high school baseball stat leaderboards for the 2026 season: Jordan Albarado (6 HR); Derek De La Cruz (3 HR).
Garner Army Air Field · 19.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Garner Army Air Field, established in July 1941 and named for former Vice President John Nance Garner. This field trained hundreds of cadets, including those from Latin America and…

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