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On the eve of the twentieth century, small-town Texas was still wild country lacking in the commodities and cultural centers of larger cities. This changed, however, with the arrival of the Santa Fe rail line, followed quickly by the Harvey House. Established in Kansas by English immigrant Fred Harvey, Harvey Houses could be found throughout the Southwest and adjoined local depots in sixteen Texas towns. Found in every corner of the state, Harvey Houses were not just restaurants and hotels…

The Fred Harvey company was initially established in the 1880s to feed train passengers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad as they stopped in stations along the line to/from the West Coast. But Fred Harvey’s dining legacy extends long beyond the closing of the last Harvey House restaurant serving train passengers: Witness the dozen books on the topic. The latest volume focuses on the Harvey businesses in our home state. Santa Fe, Harvey House, Harvey Girls, Grand Canyon Railway, Most Popular Books, History Class, House Restaurant, The Grand Canyon, Spanish Colonial

The Fred Harvey company was initially established in the 1880s to feed train passengers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad as they stopped in stations along the line to/from the West Coast. But Fred Harvey’s dining legacy extends long beyond the closing of the last Harvey House restaurant serving train passengers: Witness the dozen books on the topic. The latest volume focuses on the Harvey businesses in our home state.

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