In the heart of Jersey County, Grafton's Duncan Farm, hidden amidst cornfields, holds a mystery older than the crops. This rural relic, home to the Dunces, boasts two towering mounds, each boasting a colossal 200 feet and 100 feet wide. Buried beneath these hills lie a grave enigma: the skeletons of these people, interred in mysterious, clandestine graves, their final resting places shrouded in uncertainty. Popular belief suggests the Dunces were part of the Hopewell exchange system, their village neighboring the Golden Eagle, a significant regional trade and social hub within the system. The Smith-Duncan House and Eastman Barn, still standing on the same farmstead, remain as silent witnesses to the past beneath their feet. In 1982, this site was recognized, added to the National Register of Historic Places - a lasting inscription of the Dunces and their legacy in the annals of history.
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Written by Leroy
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