Comments on: Spratt, Ohio http://jamesspratt.org/2003/05/02/spratt-ohio/ Analogue since 1975, digital since 2001 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keely Harper http://jamesspratt.org/2003/05/02/spratt-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-6380 Keely Harper Fri, 07 May 2010 11:40:14 +0000 http://jamesspratt.com/blog1/2003/05/02/spratt-ohio/#comment-6380 I grew up going to Spratt. My family owns the property and have had many family members that have and continue to live in the one house that still remains. Many wonderful memories of mine were there going through the woods. The building still stands that was the post office and general store. I have heard many stories from my Grandpa and Great aunts and uncles about going and trading eggs for flour, sugar etc...the windows are still with the original painting from the general store, although awful people busted them with bottles a few years ago. I have tried to find information on Spratt, with not much luck. Our family has only one photo of Spratt, Ohio how it was when it was actually a small town. I grew up going to Spratt. My family owns the property and have had many family members that have and continue to live in the one house that still remains. Many wonderful memories of mine were there going through the woods. The building still stands that was the post office and general store. I have heard many stories from my Grandpa and Great aunts and uncles about going and trading eggs for flour, sugar etc…the windows are still with the original painting from the general store, although awful people busted them with bottles a few years ago. I have tried to find information on Spratt, with not much luck. Our family has only one photo of Spratt, Ohio how it was when it was actually a small town.

]]> By: Richard Perry http://jamesspratt.org/2003/05/02/spratt-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Richard Perry Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:17:25 +0000 http://jamesspratt.com/blog1/2003/05/02/spratt-ohio/#comment-1401 Spratt, Ohio still exists. There are two signs on the highway about 100 yards apart. Blink and you will miss them. The only building left is the old combination store, gas pump and post office which is near falling down. My grandparents lived on a farm outside of Spratt and received their mail at Spratt. My grandfather used to take me to the store in the 1940's and buy me candy. The building seemed quite large when I was four years old. The last time I was there, about three years ago, I was amazed at how really small it is. At that time there were two families living in Spratt. The human population was seven and was outnumbered by the goats. This was coal country and eventually the coal company came in and strip mined everything so there is nothing left today except the old store and the signs. Spratt, Ohio still exists. There are two signs on the highway about 100 yards apart. Blink and you will miss them. The only building left is the old combination store, gas pump and post office which is near falling down. My grandparents lived on a farm outside of Spratt and received their mail at Spratt. My grandfather used to take me to the store in the 1940′s and buy me candy. The building seemed quite large when I was four years old. The last time I was there, about three years ago, I was amazed at how really small it is.

At that time there were two families living in Spratt. The human population was seven and was outnumbered by the goats. This was coal country and eventually the coal company came in and strip mined everything so there is nothing left today except the old store and the signs.

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