Wonderful weather today for motorcycling here in the real Mayberry ! I took a few pictures of this old store on the Parkway not too far from Mabry Mills. VA Of course seeing the " Mayberry " signs up from the Parkway, I had to stop and ask questions. The lady ( proprietor) said the area has been called " Mayberry " for 300 years. I thought Andy came up with the name " out of his head " to reflect Mt Airy. This had to be where he got the name or its an astronomical coincidence ! And about 4 miles north of this store is Mabry Mill ( a very popular attraction on the Parkway). Both these places are on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Mabry Mill is only 21 miles line of sight from Mt Airy....hmmmm ? I wonder which came first Mayberry or Mabry and is there a connection ? Do we know if this area is where our beloved TAGS hometowns name originated ? Do I need to go up there an interview this lady some more or am I just late getting this revelation ? 8 pictures of the store start at ..... http://www.pbase.com/kippercat/image/149573873 click ( NEXT ) for next picture A one minute video with the lady can be seen at ........... http://youtu.be/d1BRWOwHs7o ( let me make a correction via the end of the video, the store may have not been there for 300 years but the area was called that for as long ). There may have been a building on that site for who knows how long. Please forgive my motorcycles noise in the background, I left it running while in the store ( I could barely hear it while in the store ). Holland Lexington NC Less than 1 hour from Mayberry ( Mt Airy ) _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
