Dukehart’s Barbershop and Bathhouse
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In the 1850s a black man known only as “Dukehart” operated a barbershop that straddled the creek at this location. Typical of many barbershops of this period, Dukehart’s establishment also provided hot baths for his customers. The water was carried through a trough or pipe into the building and heated. Then the water was poured over the bather, and the used water returned to the creek.
Marker can be reached from Highway 49 (Main Street).
Courtesy hmdb.org
