✅ SOLVED Unidentified Hotel token

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Found this token. Can't find anything even close, anybody got any ideas?
1000002524.webp
 

The only thing I can find is that the N.R. Sampson Hotel was located in Fort Worth, Texas. The hotel was established in the late 19th century, named after N.R. Sampson, a notable figure in the area's development. It was situated on Main Street in the heart of Fort Worth's business district.
 

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Neat token, but I suspect it's not from Texas.

Here's another token from N.R. Sampson which says it's from Harahan in Louisiana (spelled with a single 'R' not a double 'R' as on your token):

Harrahan.webp


Might the double 'R' be a spelling error (sometimes seen on tokens for both place names and personal names); or a deliberate alternative spelling for the hotel versus the town; or was there ever a time when the town used a double 'R' spelling?
 

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Neat token, but I suspect it's not from Texas.

Here's another token from N.R. Sampson which says it's from Harahan in Louisiana (spelled with a single 'R' not a double 'R' as on your token):

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Might the double 'R' be a spelling error (sometimes seen on tokens for both place names and personal names); or a deliberate alternative spelling for the hotel versus the town; or was there ever a time when the town used a double 'R' spelling?
Good sleuthing red-coat! I think you nailed it!
 

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Thank you Red-Coat, I see there is a variation on how Harahan (Harrahan) is spelled. SOLVED.
 

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