Uvalde (y
văl`dē), city (1990 pop. 14,729), seat of Uvalde co., SW Tex., in a farm area; founded c.1854, inc. as a city 1921. It has cattle-feed lots, meatpacking houses, grain-storage facilities, and vegetable processing. Minerals (asphalt, lime, sand, gravel) are also mined in the area. The home of Vice President John Nance Garner Garner, John Nance, 1868–1967, Vice President of the United States (1933–41), b. Red River co., Tex. A lawyer, he served (1898–1902) in the Texas legislature and then (1902) was elected to Congress.
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văl`dē), city (1990 pop. 14,729), seat of Uvalde co., SW Tex., in a farm area; founded c.1854, inc. as a city 1921. It has cattle-feed lots, meatpacking houses, grain-storage facilities, and vegetable processing. Minerals (asphalt, lime, sand, gravel) are also mined in the area. The home of Vice President John Nance Garner Garner, John Nance, 1868–1967, Vice President of the United States (1933–41), b. Red River co., Tex. A lawyer, he served (1898–1902) in the Texas legislature and then (1902) was elected to Congress...... Click the link for more information. (now a museum) is there.
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