Kincaid Ranch and Hotel
Batesville, Zavala County, Texas
Marker Inscription
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)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
William Davis Kincaid learned the cattle trade in West Texas before bringing his family in 1905 to land he bought southeast of Uvalde, building one of the region's notable ranches and serving as a bank and school-board president before his death in 1914. In his honor his family raised the Kincaid Hotel in Uvalde in 1927, which became the business and social hub where ranchers from across the region made "The Kincaid" their headquarters.
Why it matters
It reflects the ranching economy that defined South Texas and the way cattle wealth built the towns and institutions around it.
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