Dutyclass=notpageimage| Location of Duty within the state of Virginia.
Duty is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.
History
A post office was established at Duty in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958. One Mr. Duty, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. Duty (pronounced "Doo-tee") was home to one of the largest coal mines in the world at the time, Clinchfield Coal Company's Moss #3 complex. The mine produced bituminous coal from a geological anomaly where the Jawbone and Tiller seams came together and produced a single seam of coal anywhere from 25 to 30 ft (7.6 to 9.1 m) thick.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duty, Virginia
- "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 40.
| Municipalities and communities of Dickenson County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| County seat: Clintwood | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
37°04′53″N 82°09′06″W / 37.08139°N 82.15167°W / 37.08139; -82.15167
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