Fred Harvey
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wardnkathy
N 39° 16.293 W 094° 53.403
15S E 336958 N 4348614
Resting place of Fred Harvey in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas
Waymark Code: WM25GZ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2007
Views: 38
Location of the resting place of Fred Harvey in Mount Muncie Cemetery. It is located at 1500 N 8th Street, Lansing, KS. his head stone is at this location as well as the Harvey family monument which weighs between 15 to 20 tons.
Description:
Entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House restaurants and hotels. The servers in the restaurants were women know as "Harvey Girls." A movie musical entitled The Harvey Girls was made in 1946. At the time of his death in 1901, there were 47 Harvey House Restaurants, 15 hotels, and 30 dining cars. They continued to be built and operated into the 1960s.
Date of birth: 06/27/1835
Date of death: 02/09/1901
Area of notoriety: Other
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 7 AM - Sunset
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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