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Mount Airy celebrates the arrival of fall with festivals. Mayberry Days is three days of music and games. Next is the Sonker Festival, a tribute to a dish most folks call fruit cobbler. Everything concludes with the Autumn Leaves Festival, marking the conclusion of the tobacco and apple harvests.
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10020
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Mount Airy, located in Surry County, is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 12, May 2008,
p24-26, 28, 30-31, il, map
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22599
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Snappy Lunch, opened in 1923, sites in Mount Airy, North Carolina and boasts the state's most famous pork chop sandwich. And with the help of the Andy Griffith Show, Snappy Lunch became a tourist destination.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 9, February 2015,
p96-98, 100, 102, il
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24478
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Thousands of tourists visit Mount Airy every year; the Surry County town provided the inspiration for the town of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith series. This article highlights the similarities of the two towns and the influence ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ has had on Mount Airy.
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27662
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Pilot Mountain State Park and nearby Mount Airy provide a great daytrip for North Carolina residents.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 1, January 2017,
p32-33, il, por
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29158
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Mount Airy, North Carolina--best known as Mayberry--brought the small town vibe of North Carolina to everyone in the United States thanks to Andy Griffin.
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34509
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In Mount Airy, North Carolina, a couple decides to collaborate with a landscaper to design the perfect gardens to match their quirky house. The front side of the house shows a red brick façade from 1834 that requires a tame, structured garden. The other side is a 20th-century stone addition that requires a whimsical, free-flowing Victorian style garden to go with the kitchen garden.
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34948
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The Andy Griffith Show put a spotlight on small-town North Carolina life. The fictional town of Mayberry was inspired by the real hometown of Andy Griffith- Mount Airy. To many people in North Carolina, Mayberry represents everything about small-town life including the close-knit community, the amicable people, and the lifestyle that Andy Griffith himself personified.
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34973
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Chang and Eng Bunker, world-renowned conjoined Siamese twins, settled in Mount Airy, North Carolina in the mid-1800s. After decades traveling the world in circus exhibitions, they desired a quiet life and to settle down with their wives. Now, their descendants come back to Mount Airy to remember the twins and their legacy.
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38262
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Mount Airy vacillates cashing in on a connection to Andy Griffith and the TV series the town inspired. Pride in their native son is displayed in facilities such as the Andy Griffith Museum and Mount Airy Visitors Center. A preference to cleave to the town’s identity is expressed by younger generations who want Mount Airy to be just Mount Airy. Willingness to heighten a connection to the classic comedy is reflected in Mayberry Consignments and Mayberry Days.
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38268
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Mount Airy, model for the town in Andy Griffith’s classic comedies, may also be known as site for the largest open faced granite quarry in the world. Locally, Mount Airy’s North Carolina Granite Corp.’s immense supply has been used in its high school’s façade. State projects include the Wright Brothers Memorial. On a national scale, it has been used in projects such as the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 4, Sept 2012,
p166-168, 170, 172, 174, 176
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42900
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" A brick sculpture stretches across a downtown block in the rustling hills of Surry County, paying homage to a few of the everyday people who built America's favorite small town. Mount Airy's Lizzie Morrison and sculptor Brad Spencer and co-creators of the Whittling Wall, which looks beyond TV nostalgia to reveal a more authentic view of Mount Airy.
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"60 years ago, Andy Griffith introduced the world to his hometown." Mount Airy, North Carolina is the basis for the fictional town of Mayberry in the popular 1960s television show. Many aspects of the show have likewise influenced Mount Airy which continues to gain as a fan and tourism draw.
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