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Duty, Virginia

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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
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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.
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Unincorporated communities in Dickenson County, Virginia
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Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
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Duty is located in Virginia
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unincorporated community
Dickenson County, Virginia
United States
bituminous coal
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duty, Virginia
"Dickenson County"
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Dickenson County, Virginia
County seat
Clintwood
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