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Mount Airy was the childhood home of American actor
Andy
Griffith, and the inspiration for the fictional community
Mayberry,
the setting of
The Andy Griffith Show. Although Griffith himself often denied the
connection, several locations and names mentioned in the show reflect real
places and people in or near Mount Airy, including Mount Pilot (nearby
Pilot Mountain) and Snappy Lunch, a restaurant which still stands in the
city's downtown and is famous for its
pork chop
sandwich. The community holds an annual "Mayberry Days" celebration during the
last weekend of September which regularly attracts thousands of visitors from
around the world. Citizens of Mount Airy normally take pride in the Mayberry theme, but others are embarrassed by the association. Many citizens would rather Mount Airy show off and market its own rich heritage. In any case, Mount Airy itself looks nothing like TV's Mayberry, as the show was filmed entirely in Hollywood, California, on the RKO Pictures backlot called "Forty Acres. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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