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The Ditch

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FM 140, Uvalde, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 8' 40.97781999996", -99° 42' 8.37689000004"
 
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    Community established along waterway of Leona Irrigation and Agricultural Association, formed in 1874 by Greenville and W. B. Bowles, A. B. Dillard, Charles T. Rose, A. J. Spencer, and T. E. Taylor. Irrigation produced rich crops; many families settled here. A schoolhouse doubled as church and community center. Settlers gathered in from a large area for dances, weddings and other festivities-- often prolonged. In 1894 flood ruined the farms, and people moved away-- many to Uvalde, to become substantial citizens there. Only a cemetery remains (1 mi. W) of Ditch settlement. 1970

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The Ditch Historical Marker Location Map, Uvalde, Texas