Duplex is an
unincorporated community
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in
Williamson County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Tennessee
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.
It is the location of, or nearest community to, at least two historic sites that are or once were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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: the
Thompson Store and
Maplewood Farm.
The community itself was described as a crossroads community in a 1988 study of historic resources in the county. However, it was deemed not being worthy of listing on the National Register as a historic district, because too many of its older structures had been demolished and replaced.
References
Unincorporated communities in Williamson County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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