Bradford, also known as Dixiana, is an

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, United States.

History

Bradford was originally named in honor of the English city

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by Jim Justice, who was a foreman of the local mines. The post office was then named Dixiana after it was found there was already a post office in Alabama operating under the name "Bradford." Multiple different companies mined coal at mines in Bradford, including The

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, the Birmingham Furnace and Manufacturing Company, and Imperial Coal and Coke Company. A post office operated under the name Dixiana from 1880 to 1984.

References

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