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10-28-2009, 08:09 PM
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Small towns around us: in search of Mayberry
We have had some lively discussions over the years about small towns and that "Mayberry" mystique. Well, I just found a book written by an NC native, Scott Dickson, on that subject - small towns in NC.
So many folks move here and are looking for a replica of Mayberry, if not to live in - then, to visit. A lot of retirees truly want to find "Mayberry!"
I thought you might enjoy checking Dickson's book out . . . I understand he is writing another book - on more small and charming towns in NC.
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10-28-2009, 08:39 PM
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Andy Griffith has admitted that much of what he used to create the fictional Mayberry came from Mt. Airy, NC. This is a small town North of Charlotte off I-77 near the Virginia border. Ironically, it is near the real Pilot Mt. Mt. Pilot was the fictional town near Mayberry in the show.
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10-28-2009, 08:43 PM
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Happiness is a direction, not a place
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I would say in this area Albermarle and McAdenville
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10-28-2009, 08:59 PM
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Quote:
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I would say in this area Albermarle and McAdenville
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not McAdenville, not any longer...
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10-28-2009, 09:23 PM
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Interesting selection of towns, but more than that, it is interesting how the towns see themselves. For instance, when I see Hillsborough, I think Regulators. Apparently, the residents don't.  |
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10-28-2009, 10:08 PM
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not McAdenville, not any longer...
(hasn't been in quite a while)
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10-28-2009, 11:03 PM
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A Mayberry like town...I think of McAdenville's neighbors Lowell and Ranlo or nearby Lucia.
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10-28-2009, 11:12 PM
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10-29-2009, 02:02 AM
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Personally , I'd have to say somewhere like Badin or New London.
Especially the former. There is 1 store and restaurant side by side on 740 across from Alcoa and beside the lake. I guarantee everyone knows everyone there. I believe the population is about 200? I may be in error , but I'm up there often and there are 3 people who run the store that recognize me. The spacing of my trips is anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. Interesting.... nice place to visit , but I wouldn't desire to live there - well maybe if I go and rent a 2nd residence as a getaway , but aside from that , nah.
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10-29-2009, 07:45 AM
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you and I have had this talk before....
McAdenville is not a small town feel any longer, and hasn't been in quite a while. That was long gone when they removed the mill homes for the homes that are there now.  |
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