Fratt, Texas
Fratt, Texas is located in northeastern Bexar County, Texas, near the intersections of Interstate 35 and loop 410.
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Fratt, Texas was founded by German settlers prior to 1900, later it became a flag station on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. In the 1930's the community had a store, church, a station house, and a saloon run by the Willinbrock Brothers. Also, The Calia House, located 3/4 of a mile from the interchange, was said to be a brothel for workers riding the train to California or doing some work on the rails. In the late 1940's Fratt had a population of 25. The community is today represented only by a Fratt postal area and a Fratt telephone exchange. A Ford Dealership known as "Bob Alexander's Fratt Ford" rests near the site of the old saloonhouse.
Barker, William. "Studying The Railways: A Texas Perspective". Poli Sci 839 Thesis. Baylor University. 2005.
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