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History in
a Pecan Shell
La Fruta had had
a school before the railroad arrived but wasn't thought of as a town
until 1888. Two stores soon opened and a post office was granted in
1892.
While the post office packed up and moved to Mathis,
La Fruta continued to prosper as a watermelon shipping point. The
site of the highway 359 bridge was once a ferry crossing back in the
1870s. The ferry was replaced by a bridge in 1915. According to the
Handbook of Texas, today "Nothing remains to mark the site
of La Fruta." |
1920s map showing
La Fruta in western San
Patricio County
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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