Drawing of a Duel
This file appears in: Noted Dueling Ground/Sanford Duncan Inn
In the nineteenth century, challenging an opponent to a duel was often viewed as the only way to restore one’s offended honor.
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This file appears in: Noted Dueling Ground/Sanford Duncan Inn
Noted Dueling Ground/Sanford Duncan Inn
Historical Marker #611 in Simpson County notes the location where Tennessee antagonists sometimes met to settle affairs of honor by fighting duels.
When a gentleman in the late-eighteenth or…