Historical Marker
Reading Wood Black
Historical marker location:
US 90 in Hill Crest Cemetery, Uvalde, Texas
( Two graveyard blocks east of John Nance Garner grave in Old Uvalde Cemetery). Hillcrest Cemetery, U.S. Highway 90, Uvalde.)
Marker installed: 1976
(Sept. 23, 1830 - Oct. 3, 1867) A native of New Jersey, Reading Wood Black founded the town of Encino (later renamed Uvalde) in 1855. The following year he was instrumental in the formation of Uvalde County. An active civic leader and supporter of education, Black served as county judge, county commissioner, and state representative. As a result of his opposition to secession, he was led to live in Mexico during the
Civil War. Black was killed in Uvalde at the age of 37.
Recorded - 1983.