"J. Duncan Smith and Sheriff Guthrie Smith, brothers, sold their property to the Arizona and New Mexico Railroad, which was built in 1883 to connect Clifton and the main railroad line. The railroad stop on their former property was named for Duncan Smith. Another version asserts that two brothers named Duncan who lived in this locality were killed by Apaches about 1885. Duncan was across the river from Purdy. The Purdy post office was closed and moved to Duncan when the railroad stop was established. Severe floods in 1979 caused the relocation of most of the town of Duncan. PO Est October 11, 1883, Charles A Boake first pm.
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 218
Websites
Arizona Department of Commerce, Duncan, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/duncan.pdf
Arizonan.com- Duncan, Arizona
http://arizonan.com/Duncan
Town of Duncan, Arizona, Homepage
http://www.townofduncan.com/
Arizona Range News (Local Newspaper)
http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/
Duncan, Arizona Public Library
102 E Fairgrounds Rd DUNCAN AZ 85534
(928)359-2094
http://www.townofduncan.com/library.htm
Books/Manuscripts
A Century has passed : the Duncan Valley, 1883-1983.
F819.D8 C46x
Clifton editor : Morenci, Duncan, and other famous places / Al Fenn
F819.C5 F44x
Duncan, fountain of the Gila River, 1883-1983
F819.D8 D86x
Impressions : a collection of thoughts, memories and talents of Duncan residents
F819.D8 I57x
Hal Empie collection, 1950-1987
MS FM MSS 35
Interview with Sara F. Lehman / interviewer, Bobbi Kurn ; transcriptionist, Nancy Smith
MS CO OH-5 v.34
Available to view online, follow link
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