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Homesteading in Harvey County

Walton

Originally a 25-acre townsite laid out in December 1871, the official plat was filed 4 1/2 years later in March 1876. The post office was established in 1871, and a schoolhouse was built that same year.

Sources

Smurr, Linda C. ed. Harvey County History. Texas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1990.


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