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How well do you know Dunn's history?

What were the three names Dunn had before becoming Dunn?

Hell's Half Acre, Tear Shirt, and Lucknow

After receiving the name Hell's Half Acre because there was nothing in the area, the Dunn area became known as Tear Shirt due to a local tavern fight during the Civil War. After the war, the town got the name Lucknow, and then became Dunn in ____.

What year did Dunn become incorporated (i.e. made an official town)?

The town was incorporated in 1887

At the time, it was a logging town and home to a turpentine distillery.

Who is Dunn named after?

The town is named after Bennett Dunn

He was responsible for supervising the construction of the railway between Wilson and Fayetteville.

At one point, Dunn had the biggest ______ in the country.

Mobile cotton yard

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