Fraser Brick Company

Here in 1905 Walter B. Fraser (1877-1968) built a pioneer Texas factory which produced bricks and hollow clay building tile. This was the first industrial plant in Rains County and it employed about 40 men. When, in 1909, a post office was established near here, its name "Ginger" was taken from the distinctive color of the burnt clay bricks made at the plant. Operations ceased when this clay supply neared exhaustion in the 1940s. Walter B. Fraser retired in 1944. The business prospered at its other Texas locations until sold in 1961. (1968)

Fraser Brick Company is a historical marker in Emory, Rains County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8529, -95.7258 near Emory. The nearest cataloged historic site is Campbell (cemetery), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pilgrim Rest #1 Baptist Church, Danley, and Magee-McCord.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5379010858. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.