Cherry Hill Plateau
There are a few caches that commemorate the history and origin of
the name Duvall ("Duvall
1913"). The town's namesake, James Duvall sold the land upon
which Duvall now stands to the Cherry Valley Townsite Company,
after having lived in the The first post office in the Valley was
located on the east riverbank near the county line. This office was
later moved to a home on the present Zylstra farm, because of
flooding at its former site. A box fastened to a wall in the
kitchen served as the official post office, and the owner of the
home, Mr. Lucius Day, was appointed the postmaster. When asked by
the postal department officials what name was to be applied to the
location, Mr. Day looked out of the window at his two blooming
cherry trees and replied, "Let's call it Cherry Valley."
I noticed "Cherry Hill" on a topo and, after looking into it,
decided to go explore. Glad I did and hope you'll find the happy
place I did up here.
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