Marker Inscription
A former Texas Ranger and confederate soldier, Thomas C. Frost (1833-1903) began wool commission business as part of his mercantile enterprise in the 1870s. He purchased wool from producers throughout the state and stored it in warehouses on this site until prices increased. His storage facilities enabled wool producers to avoid selling their crops when the market was low, thus building up the industry. Frost gradually began to act as a banker for his customers and eventually gave up his other businesses to create the Frost National Bank.
About this site
Frost, T.C., Wool Warehouse is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4256, -98.4939 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Perote Prisoners (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Woll Invasion, Surrender of Federal Forces by General David E. Twiggs, and Frost, T.C., and the Frost Bank.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029002072. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
