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The Uvalde County Courthouse in Uvalde. Built in 1928, this courthouse
is the fifth structure used as the county courthouse, replacing the courthouse of 1890.
John Nance Garner IV nicknamed "Cactus Jack" (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967)
was the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1931–33) and the 32nd Vice President of the
United States (1933–41). Garner State Park, located 30 miles (48 km) north of Uvalde, Texas, was named in his honor.,
located 30 miles (48 km) north of Uvalde, Texas, was named in his honor.
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The County seat is Uvalde. The county
was organized in 1856, and contains an area of 1548 square miles: This is distinctively
a stockraising county. The county was named in honor of a Mexican colonel
Spaniard Juan de Ugalde, who gained a victory over the Indians
in the Uvalde canyon. During the 1880s, the Sheriff of Uvalde County was noted
gunman and former outlaw King Fisher. Fisher died in a shoot out on Mar. 11, 1884.
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Uvalde County was formed by legislative act from Bexar County on February 8, 1850, but failed
to secure a permanent county status because of an insufficient number of settlers. A much smaller Uvalde
County was established by legislative enactment on February 2, 1856; four months later, on June 14, Encina was
made county seat and renamed Uvalde. Slow but steady progress marked the pre-Civil War years. The second floor
of the courthouse was made into a school, and six school districts were organized for the county in 1858. The San
Antonio-El Paso Mail route was extended along the county's main road with a stop at Fort Inge in 1857.The estimated
population increased from seventy-five in 1853 to 442 by 1858.By 1860 Uvalde County had a population of 506; at
this time most county residents were engaged in the raising of livestock.
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Mockingbird
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