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The
last remaining business in Praha.
Photo by John Troesser, 3-01 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The town is just south of the railroad tracks that
parallel Highway 90. Praha is listed in Lindsay Baker's Ghost Towns of Texas.
Praha is the Czech spelling of Prague. Prior to the coming of
the Czechs, Praha was called Mulberry by the Anglo settlers. It's reputation
for being a refuge for outlaws gave it the unoffical name of Hotentot.
Praha has a huge gathering every August year when thousands descend on the
church grounds for a homecoming. |
| | The
Praha Jolly Club c. 1910
Photo Courtesy E. A. Arnim Archives & Museum
of Flatonia |
| | Musicianans
outside the same station shown above. (c. 1931)
Photo Courtesy E. A. Arnim
Archives & Museum of Flatonia |
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One of three
identical memorial shrines honoring Praha's men who died in WWII.
Photo
by John Troesser, 3-01 |
Praha
Chronicles Texas
War Casualties by John Troesser
Stone markers and chapels quietly
reveal where America gets its soldiers. |
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