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The French socialists who helped Dallas become a major city

Boston Calling

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In the 19th century a group of French socialists attempted to create a utopian colony in Texas. Their forgotten chapter in Texan history is remembered in the lobby of a luxury hotel in Dallas and the iconic tower alongside it, Réunion. (Image: John Scovell, President and CEO of Woodbine Development Corporation in Dallas, with the original plan for the parcel of land he named after the La Réunion colony. Credit: Julia Barton)

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