You probably know there are other towns called Dundee out there in the world, but do you know how many? The “City of Discovery” lives up to its nick-name with towns called Dundee in Australia (New South Wales), Canada (New Brunswick), South Africa (Natal), and USA (Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin). There is even a Dundee Island in Antartica (look it up on google maps if you don’t believe us!). And from the ice-caps to the tropics, there’s a Dundee Beach in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Dundee, Kentucky was named after a goat – not a real goat mind you, but a factory produced goat weathervane, one of three made in Dundee which were sent to America, but the Kentucky goat still to this day sits atop a masonic lodge. Read more about the Dundee goat in a local newspaper article below.
– DD Tours operates walking tours in Dundee city, covering dark local history such as wars, battles, murders, diseases, riots, disasters and executions. Walk with us for an unforgettable storytelling experience.
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