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Duncan is a ghost town in Milam County, Texas, United States, twelve miles (19 km) northwest of Rockdale near Alligator Creek. [1] The area was settled in 1879, and George and Elizabeth Duncan donated land to build a two-teacher school in 1892. The school was consolidated with Sharp ISD by the 1930s, and the only landmark there today is a small ...
In 1880, the Chicago, Texas, and Mexican Central Railway reached the area and built Duncan Switch, named for a line foreman. Charles P. Nance, the community's first postmaster, renamed the settlement Duncanville in 1882. By the late 19th century, Duncanville was home to a dry-goods stores, a pharmacy, a domino parlor, and a school. Between 1904 ...
The house was built in 1970 by Joe Duncan and was known as Duncan Acres, named after his family. [ clarification needed ] The property was originally 200 acres (0.81 km 2 ) in size. The "mansion" at Southfork Ranch is a 5,900 sq ft (550 m 2 ) house with a 957 sq ft (88.9 m 2 ) enclosed garage that was turned into a den/card room.
Duncanville AFS closed on 1 July 1964, when the 745th Radar Squadron transferred to Perrin AFS, TX (RP-78). Army Nike operations ended in 1969. After its closure, the Navy took over the housing units for Naval Air Station Dallas. Three acres were deeded to the City of Duncanville in late 1998 for development of a new swimming pool, landscaped ...
Fort Duncan was established on March 27, 1849, when Captain Sidney Burbank occupied the site with companies A, B, and F of the First United States Infantry. [3]: 5 On November 14, 1849, the post was named Fort Duncan, after Col. James Duncan, a hero of the Mexican–American War. [3]: 7
Duncanville High School is a secondary school located in Duncanville, Texas, United States, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The school is a part of Duncanville Independent School District. The school includes grades 9 through 12. The high school campus is the second largest in the nation in terms of campus size.
According to Forbes magazine, in 2007, Duncan was the richest person in the city of Houston and the 3rd richest person in Texas, with a net worth of 8.2 billion dollars (according to page 46 in the October 27, 2008, issue of Forbes, Duncan's net worth dropped from 7.6 billion on Aug 29 to 6.3 billion on October 1) . [14]
Duncan (mango), a named mango variety selected and patented in Florida Duncan Toys Company , manufacturer of yo-yos and other toys Seymour Duncan , a manufacturer of guitar pickups and effects pedals