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Harviell
Civic
1900s
c. 1900
Butler County
Verbatim Passage from Source
"Harviell began its existence in 1872 as a stop on the Iron Mountain, St. Louis, and Southern Railroad. The town was named for Simmons R. Harviell, a prominent landowner in Butler County.¹² By 1900, Harviell was a thriving lumber town."
— Source: Butler County, Missouri Historical and Architectural Survey (referenced c. 1900)
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Harviell began as a railroad stop and by 1900 was a thriving lumber town.
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