| DUKEDOM
, U. S. A. Compiled by Kindred Winstead 1972 Compliments DUKEDOM BANK 1904 - 1972 Brochure scanned by Garry Brown pdf files by MaryCarol You will need to have Adobe Arcrobat Reader installed on your computer - it's free DUKEDOM - the Brochure - PDF file |
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| Dukedom
is a small town today,
nestled right on the stateline of Weakley County, Tennessee and
Graves County,
Kentucky. Quite a history this little place has. Duke A. Beadles
wanted a post office located in the area of what is now known as
Dukedom.
Dukedom was a stagecoach stop running between Dresden and what is now
Hickman,
Kentucky located on the Mississippi River. Dukedom was a post
stop
as early as 1833. At this time Duke A. Beadles applied to
Washington,
D.C. to acquire a post office for this little community. There is
not suppose to be another town in the United States by the name of
Dukedom.
During World War I a soldier sent a letter home from overseas to the
name
of the person with this address; "Dukedom, USA". It arrived in
the
post office at Dukedom as soon as it would have sending it to "Dukedom,
Tennessee". Washington
granted Dukedom a post office, Duke A. Beadles was the first postmaster
as well as the first merchant of Dukedom. Submitted by
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