Ken described Rutherfordton, NC, my Mayberry. This small town is where my father's family is from and they have been there in since the late 1700's. They were a well respected family as I learned when I was a child. I was expected to act like somebody while visiting. Main Street downtown has 5 business blocks, 2 on one side and 3 on the other. There is a hardware store that has been there at least 100 years, city hall is in the next block, the jail was right behind city hall and the police station was in city hall. One story my father told was when he was a boy, he and some friends got on the roof and threw poppers down at the police as they came and went. I'm sure that didn't go over very well with his father - who was the Mayor! He took my mother on their first date to the soda fountain at the drug store on Main Street for ice cream. There were houses built by family members in the next block from city hall and are still there as B&B's. The best place to relive Mayberry is Mt. Airy. It may not be exactly like the show but the people there help give it that feel. Elizabeth in Ga _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
