you think you know your viticulture puns
well, this website is "raisin the bar"
http://raisinthebar.net/book your hotel here and save:
http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/RaisinTexas/ RaisinTexas.htm
here's a brief history of raisin, texas:
1889: established as a stop on the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railroad from Victoria to Beeville.
1892: The town gets a post office. The railroad called the station Lucy, but the postal authorities rejected it - wanting something more distinctive. The name Raisin was chosen to honor a local rancher (J. K. Reeves) who had tried to grow grapes. Judging by the name - it wasn't a successful venture.
The nearby German settlement of Coletoville took an interest in Raisin - probably due to the depot. C. T. Friedrichs, built a gin, and a man named Kohl built a store. Frederichs was the first postmaster and Kohl the second - serving from 1901 until 1914
1914: Post office closes
1930: The American Railway Express office, closes and Southern Pacific discontinues passenger service - a result of a drop in passengers from the opening of highway 59.
The population of the Raisin-Coletoville area has remained at about fifty persons from the early 1900s to the present
