Prospect Hill Grocery and the Hooge homestead were established in 1917 by Anna Ripps and Petrus "Alphons" Hooge, who came to this area with their children to build a home and pursue opportunities rooted in their shared farming heritage. Known simply as "Hooge Hill," their produce and mercantile business became a center for working-class residents of Poteet and Atascosa County. The Hooges were early produce packers who shipped Atascosa County produce to local markets and beyond. Mrs. Hooge's store provided a friendly, fair, and family-oriented environment. Her husband died in 1955, and after her death in 1964, the business closed, though the Hooge Store legacy remained.