The Real Mayberry (The True Story of Andy Griffith's not so Fictional Town)

[@kenmcduffie9849]

Everyone talks about how wholesome and family oriented Mayberry was. Ironically no one was married on that show except Otis and he drank all the time.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Real life facts there

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@mikesullivan6422 😂

[@jesvans]

🤣

[@Jesussaves852]

Jesus loves you and may God bless

[@jillweber8727]

Unmarried people can be wholesome, too.

[@tracyroake2815]

Well it is now 2022 and I'm sitting in my living room watching Andy Griffith Mayberry and watching your video at the same time. It's still a good show to watch.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Love the show!

[@Outlawbuckettrucker]

I’ve been going through your videos for some time. Every single one is a true gem of Appalachian history. Proud of my Southern West Virginia/ East Ky Southwest Va heritage.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@dextert8188]

Such a simpliler time in my life...I was just a child of 4 years old in 1960. Some of my best memories are from my childhood. This TV show captured the beautiful way of life of those years. Thank you for this opportunity to go back and remember.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

indeed my friend, thanks for sharing your memories, God Bless

[@musicluvr70]

I was 6 in 1960, but share your feelings. I grew up about 6 hours north of Mayberry, VA in central Pennsylvania, in the remote foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. An area referred to as "Lovely". Lovely covered three (as we called them) hollows. (valleys between the hills) The closest gas station and diner was 10 miles away, in the same location as the Post Office. We did have a general store, but it closed down about 50 years ago. Some real good memories from back then.

[@marywegrzyn506]

Hi, I grew up watching The Andy Griffith Show n heck I still get to watch it every day on Free Antenna TV. OTA with a lil Antenna. I am so Blessed to get to live out the rest of my days with Andy,Barney n the rest of them to make laugh n feel happy.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed my friend , I love the show as well

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Glad I came across this story, my dad use to take us to Mabry mills for picnics growing up in Pilot mtn Griffin never did acknowledge it until later said when he was young they use to make fun of him, because of being dirt poor thanks again for sharing Jd

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for sharing your story John

[@tennesse_courier]

Fascinating story mark another thing i didn't know and now I know, the rest of the story. Outstanding !

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Jim, appreciate you my friend

[@jreagins1]

You didn't learn anything from watching this video because it's all hogwash.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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[@jamesjacobs8785]

Thanks for the education! This only about 50 miles from me in Bluefield WV.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thanks for watching my West Virginia Friend!

[@mickeymouse8945]

Great Video, I love stopping at the general store when I drive north on the Blueridge Parkway on my way to Meadows of Dan , Virginia

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you my friend, have a great day!

[@SOFTBALL1984]

Thanks, love videos like this it's like going back in time. 👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you friend

[@wandapowell3752]

The way things are today makes me wish times was still like that. Simple, sweet,and safe. Kids would get out and play and not be stuck on a phone. I could deal with it!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Amen

[@ebogar42]

Oh, yes. The days when women and blacks had zero rights and kids got beat often by every adult that wanted to put hands on them.

[@ameliamokarzel2761]

What a great story! The real Mayberry has such a rich history! I don't travel, but if I could this is a place I would want to see.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you friend

[@marycorzette6562]

That's pretty cool information. Thank you again for your research .

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

You bet! Thank you Mary!

[@timothyhight9588]

Great job!.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you friend 😊

[@amypaparone55]

I loved learning all this! I’m a big Andy Griffith/Mayberry fan! Thanks so much for sharing with all of us.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you ma’am, I appreciate your support my friend

[@jreagins1]

You didn't learn anything that was true watching this video.

[@KathysTube]

I absolutely love this story! I still watch Andy every once in a while and am pretty sure I've seen every episode multiple times 😁 I'm guessing it counters the crazy reality of our current times... Thanks JD ... this put a great big smile on my face 😎👍❤️

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad you enjoyed it mrs Kathy, appreciate you

[@touco9077]

Thank you for this wonderful video, I learned things I didn't know, Andy Griffith show is a beautiful piece of Americana.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Amen 🙏

[@mikefannon6994]

I had several customers in Mt. Airey, nice town with fine folks. For over 20 years I called on auto paint and parts stores there and in Galax, other towns. Been in Floyd Co. probably a hundred times. Never even heard of Mayberry VA. Learn something new every day! Thanks for your excellent video!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks my friend

[@richardliles4415]

A great video, my heart still warms thinking about it. And, enjoy the music as well. Thank you.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Richard, appreciate you my friend

[@mikefitchNYC1971]

Awesome job on this video!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you sir

[@guybassett12]

I started working at Universal 1965 I saw one filming of Andy Griffith and it was really nice it was at studio city where they filmed Gilligans island big Valley gunsmoke and many other TV shows I will never forget the experiences that I have then

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Wow, that’s so cool, what a great experience

[@cryingdemocrats1460]

I believe most Americans would run back to a place they could truly call home. Thanks for sharing a part of movie history and Americana of the past ✝️🇺🇸

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you my friend

[@kathypichey4306]

True

[@Fortis_Bellator]

I love the Andy Griffith show. I still watch it when I get the chance. It's such a " feel good " show. Interesting story!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes ma’am, it’s a great show

[@sunflowerz54]

Thx this was great !! And one of my favorite hymns. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms :)

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed my friend, love that song

[@Haziesmom2023]

Your You tube pages are a dream come true. Yes and I also admired Paul Harvey. I miss fine gentlemen like him. Thanks ever so much for this valuable material. I'm continually sharing these with my Facebook Friends :)

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much my friend, I really appreciate you

[@mavsfabshop]

that's just a hop, skip, and a jump from where I grew up. I've been down route 58 past Meadows of Dan hundreds of times and never knew it was there. Glad to see you're venturing out into Virginia, JD, There's lots of history in that area.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed- beautiful country

[@southernjustice615]

Oh this is so cool! I love Andy, he always seemed like the perfect man..I was born way to late.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed, I love that show

[@susanhundley1347]

I have visited mayberry as my airy I love that people are so friendly

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

great people

[@larryholland7192]

Great video!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you friend !

[@joemacinnis1972]

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks so much for all the info

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks 🙏 I

[@jollyroger5646]

I wanna do this. Born 1966 in WV, I miss the older times! I remember the old men setting around the potbelly stoves, smoking pipes and camels, telling stories in those old stores. loved the Andy Griffith show, even if I only remember the reruns.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

💯

[@tammyevans7333]

Love the show, makes you feel go od, awesome video!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you ma'am, appreciate you!

[@DCJNewsMedia]

Ty so very much. This was an inspiration for my 44 years career in law enforcement. God-bless you and your family 👪

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you my friend, god bless

[@DCJNewsMedia]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller your very welcome 🙏 🤗 ✝️

[@JonStallings]

I was able to visit Mayberry a few years ago. I wondered if it had some influence with the Andy Griffith Show. Thanks JD for sharing the rest of the story

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed my friend, thanks for watching

[@amandarobbins3124]

My dad lives in Mt airy I love it

[@cadeevans4623]

I actually got to visit Andy Griffith home church man he lived just up the road from his church before he died

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thats so cool man

[@cadeevans4623]

Thanks sure was buddy very neat

[@melm4760]

Still my favorite tv comedy. Been to Mount airy last year. A nice experience. Great video. now I'll have to visit Mayberry Virginia. Lol

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

💜

[@richardhanley3411]

sure wish we had someone like Paul Harvey today. simple times and a better life.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Amen, my friend

[@jimadams5574]

Hi JD, Very interesting story. I am old enough to remember that original show when it aired. Everyone loved it in my family. Thanks for the info and vid!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I love the show as well, I remember watching every day as a child while we were eating supper

[@thewriter2549]

Good job, so Andy's parents traded at that store, and it's still there, amazing.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed

[@7bridgesroad213]

I personally think that it was a cross between Mayberry Virginia and mt e airy NC. Not only did they call it Mayberry NC but there are so many things that resemble both places.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

agreed

[@jdeaton5093]

My oldest son was born in Mt Airy...my wife and i were married in the preachers meadow in Fancy Gap, Va. Being a product of the 60's/70's, naturally i watched the Andy Griffith show, and loved every minute. I was transferred to Mt Airy as a young man and lived there 2 years. My wife and I lived in an apartment very close to Andys childhood home. The cliche goes that "you learn something new everyday" fits your video....i had never heard about Mayberry Va until now. I consider myself fairly smart and am intrigued with everything and anything about my home state of North Carolina, my family genealogy and the area's history, and I'm floored i have never heard of Mayberry Va and its connection to the show. I always had heard and believed Mayberry (was) Mt Airy. With my confidence shaken now, I am beginning to wonder if Mount Pilot is not really Pilot Mountain, down the highway from Mt Airy. Is Raleigh really the State Capital of NC? Seriously, im joking, of course but I just wanted to thank you for educating me about the real Mayberry, well done!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

💜

[@LorrayneHam]

Thank you for doing this… wonderful walk down memory lane.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes ma’am, thanks for watching my friend

[@danmyshrall]

I wish I'd known this when I was in Mt. Airey looking at properties years ago. I ended up settling down on a mountain in NH

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed my friend👍

[@cadeevans4623]

I love the Andy Griffith show man one of my favorite shows loved old Mayberry peaceful town quiet nothing went on there simple times for sure buddy they don't make towns like Mayberry wow interesting cool never been to Mayberry Virginia thanks for sharing the true Mayberry

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for watching Sir, appreciate you

[@cadeevans4623]

Your very welcome man love watching its my pleasure buddy

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@cadeevans4623 thanks

[@cadeevans4623]

Your very welcome

[@ericinman9245]

I live in Mt.Airy NC, Andy's birthplace. We greatly appreciate our association with him and the series. We were a prosperous small area with a history in furniture, textiles and tobacco. We were ravaged by federal government regulations and trade agreements. We have maximized our image with Andy and it has slowed our decline. Most of us take exception to Ted Koppel and his narrow view of our town. We strive to meet the image of Southern Hospitality and appreciate those who visit. Maybe we don't have sole claim to the image of Mayberry,NC, but it's more of a human quality than a physical location.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Agreed

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

But do you have a Walmart?

[@meripederson8379]

Thank you! I wonder what will happen to the store when they sell the land?

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Im not sure, hopefully it can be saved

[@VNV67]

Good Video JD. But the General Store I don't think would have been that colorful back then. I am from Princeton, WV and we used to have a store of sort out on Rt.20 going towards Bluewell. At that time it was called Faulkner's Store. As a kid I remember walking up and down the roads gathering pop bottles to turn them in for 2-3 cents each. Depending on the type of bottle. The store was always kind of dark because the only windows was at the front of it, It may have had 4 light bulbs if the old woman forgot to turn 2 of them off. This was back in the 40's and 50's.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for sharing my friend

[@joeinman5126]

I've been to My Airy, will have to check out the real Mayberry. Thanks for the video

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Joe, and yes, check it out, its a beautiful drive to the area, and there's a lot of history there that tourist dont know anything about

[@rhonda.gross57]

Before I die, my dream is to visit these wonderful places in Appalachia.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

we'll be here to greet you when that day comes

[@brianjones7660]

JD...per the sign at 7:42... was the store sold?

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes it was

[@garytrew2766]

Thanks man, I never knew about Mayberry VA. Great information, when I was young there were many general stores similar to the one in the video, thanks for the memories 😀 👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks my friend, I love general stores too

[@hikerx9366]

Boy sure makes you wish you were born in a simpler time so you could experience the kinship and traditional ways of our Ancestors. Thanks for sharing, just love your channel.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Well said my friend

[@nysaxman]

Several real North Carolina cities were mentioned in the Andy Griffith show. I was born in Southern Pines, North Carolina. In several episodes of the Andy Griffith show, Siler City is mentioned. Siler City is a real North Carolina town. It's about 40 miles from Southern Pines.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Indeed, thanks for sharing

[@paullepage9484]

Yes silver city Mt pilot( pilot mountain). Raleigh

[@nysaxman]

@@paullepage9484 Siler City

[@bullhand3391]

Absolutely! I’m from Troy, NC. The birthplace of his first wife. My great grandma baby sat her during her whole childhood and Andy went to Montgomery County quiet a bit. I truly believe the show was based off small North Carolina towns. Southern pines isn’t far from where I was born and raised and went to Siler city often.

[@doloresfinney8185]

They mention Fancy Gap in the show. Fancy Gap is up the mountain from Mt. Airy over the Virginia state line. Maybreys Mill is about 20 miles north on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Absolutely beautiful!

[@thomasbranson7237]

I was born there myself. Born in my grannys back room on Simons farm.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Cool!

[@stacyguy9053]

Went to Mt Airy last month. Loved every minute of the trip. 😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

So cool!

[@geoben1810]

Yep, it was a different time. I grew up watching the show when I was a little kid in the early 60s. Where has the time gone?

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

💜

[@darrellkidd5177]

Thanks for the video. I was born in Mt. Airy, NC and grew up near there. We've been to the Mayberry Trading Post several times; it's a neat little store, right off the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you get a chance to go by there, do yourself a favor and get a copy of the book, "The Man Who Moved a Mountain"; it's a great story of a preacher who grew up in that area back in the early to mid-20th century, and all that he did to help the people of that area.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I have that book!

[@annebellette201]

You have amazing country so many interesting places and lot history too ..thank you so much for sharing..have a great day..

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes ma’am, thanks for watching my friend

[@timothywalker4563]

Mr. Phillips thanks for pulling back the curtain on a small slice of southern storytelling. You have to remember people tell stories all the time and sometimes there not always true, but in the end we always like a good story 😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thanks for your support my friend

[@joshfactor1]

it was actually featured in mayberry man, a cinematic tribute to a timeless classic

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thanks!

[@1kinnakeeter]

Subscribed this morning after watching this video and several others. You're very talented and I look forward to seeing what tales you have in the future. As an aside, I spent my teen years in Roanoke, VA and one of my pal's mothers dated Andy Griffith in Mt. Airy. My family visited Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway many times, but I never heard of the lost town of Mayberry. Thanks for making the connection and history clear.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks my friend, welcome to the channel, glad to have you here

[@brianjones7660]

Hey man Is the violin music "Leaning on The Everlasting Arms?" An old gospel classic, and we know how Andy liked that style...?

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

It is!

[@Gena777-r95]

I think the show is literally based on the actual town of Mount Airy but to pay homage to his grandparents they called it Mayberry. That's my opinion and they probably got a few stories from his parents/grandparents when writing the episodes 😉❤️

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Most likely

[@billyhunt8983]

Name of sounds better so they ran with it.

[@golgothagarage]

I agree because in one of the episodes on the TV show Gomer Pyle, he mentions that he’s from the town of Mayberry in North Carolina

[@partssman1]

Your exactly right. Andy grew up I mt airy and wanted the museum there

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@partssman1 👍

[@edwardpotter8342]

Love the story Andy lived in Manteo N C. East part the state most his life & passed away there about.just figured I'd share. love the story God Bless 🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you for that Brother! Have a blessed day!

[@elizabethbarringer2791]

Grew up watching Mayberry or The Andy Griffith show as I became a young adult and still struggling and staying with my mother I had had the sweetest dream that she and I were living in Mayberry when I told her this in the morning what a great dream I had and what it had been about she who had a bachelor's degree and was a psychiatric nurse quickly analyzed my dream as my longing for a more simpler time in life and I couldn't have agreed more with her how I wish we could just go home to Mayberry even if I'm from Texas

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Awesome

[@stephaniegamble3571]

I have eaten at Aunt Bee's Restaurant before and it was so good. It went on to become Sweet Sue's (Lord i haven't thought of those places in MANY years. My family is from Galax Virginia area and when we would go "up home" from NC where we lived, we would stop at eat at Aunt Bee's either before or after visiting my Grandparents! I was a little bitty thing, now my Parents are both gone, and my heart longs for these times. Now, a Momma of a 12,6 and 4 year old, we are planning a trip to Mayberry and introduce my children to the precious memories that both tug at my heart and fill it with my most cherished memories and best days. ) THANK YOU @JD for reminding me of Aunt Bees and these places that from my childhood that had gotten lost in time and space ... BTW have you ever heard of Odell's Drive in also in Mt Airy? It was such an amazing place, ikd style radio microphone looking pieces to order from, girls bringing your food out on Siates and sitting the tray on your window. No drive theough windows.. little red hot dogs, the best French fries, oh my heart. ) With tears rolling, a heart flioded with memories I dont have words to explain, Thank you for soothing a aching spot in my heart. God bless you JD, I mean that from the depths of my heart. Be blessed in Jesus precious Name

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Bless your heart thank you so much for sharing that and I hope you have a wonderful day my friend blessings from East Tennessee

[@st.patty1416]

I remember the episodes where the mountain man came down into town with his sons and daughter in the back of the pickup and they all played music.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yup

[@brianjones7660]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller live in Boone NC, not far away. My birthday in 2020 saw the family surprise me with a drive to Mt. Airy for the whole story. Squad car ride, driven by a retired Surry County deputy who has all the inside dope. Picture at the Andy & Opie statue. Sitting at Andy's desk in his office. Picture of us, me and 2 sons, in the Darlings truck. And so on. They surprised me and gave clues on the drive to wherever we were going. A license plate , the JL 327 one from the squad car. A little jewelry box, containing a single bullet. Didnt catch on until I saw road signs on I-77 N, for Mt Airy....click! Fun moment came at the Snappy Lunch, where the Pork Chop sandwich Barney bragged about proved to be a tasty thing AND not 'tourist priced'. Well on the way in the door my son Ethan was called to by the big guy cooking at the grill in the front window. Seems the fellow had worked in Boone ,while at App State U., at the Daniel Boone Inn and taught my son the ropes in Ethan's first weeks working there. Small world...

[@brianjones7660]

P.S. The week before I had come home from a local thrift store with a prize. A coffee cup from Wally's Service At Mayberry..."A Simpler Life".... They said later we thought you'd figured it out! Ruined the surprise! Nope. Loved it.

[@rogerwright4323]

Thank you for posting. Excellent video!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Sir, appreciate your kind words

[@randybyers4885]

Very interesting the history of Mayberry, Va.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

💯

[@robinhood480]

Mmmmm....MMmm! Now if that ain’t something ! Hey, did you see this video Barne ? Right here on the internet? It’s jus plumb amazing what these fellas are doing nowadays. Thanks 😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Got to nip it in the bud

[@moretoexplore6736]

Thanks for this, I'd always heard there was a real Mayberry, now I can't wait to visit. I also grew up listening to Paul Harvey 😄

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Love Paul Harvey

[@CaribouDataScience]

Yep, I took a picture of that mill on vacation many years ago.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

👍

[@familydutton6568]

Thank you for sharing this story! We've been to Mt. Airy... it's great! You can sleep in Andy's childhood home! His Mother was a hot dog vendor and that's why at the end of every "Matlock" episode, Andy would have a hotdog! As a nod to his Mother... thought that was a fun fact. In September Mt.Airy hosts what is called 'Mayberry Days'. They go ALL out with parades, beauty pageant, music and much more! The Darlins even show up!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for sharing my friend, I enjoyed reading it

[@familydutton6568]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Thank YOU! All the hard work and thorough research you do really shines through every single video! I really think you need a spot on UNCTV or PBS! Great stuff! I'm thankful for KZbin and that these stories will not be lost... future generations will be able to hear and share with others from now till forever!🙏💝

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@familydutton6568 Thank you so much, very kind of you and I appreciate it very much my friend

[@wtk6069]

I love going up Pilot Mountain outside Mt . Airy. I stop every time I'm in the area.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@wtk6069 great area

[@toddandrews9829]

That store makes me think of stores when I was a kid. Miss those days.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

👍

[@joseleswopes1400]

One of my all time favorite shows still to this day 😎💕🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@bubbakemp5817]

This is so freaking awesome!❤️🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

💜 ❤️

[@suesanders1169]

I once dated someone who said: " You were raised in MAYBERRY," while that WAS NOT the name of the town, it did have a "MAYBERRYESQUE,", quality. People CARED about each other and neighbor helped neighbor. I remember my MOM recounted a story of when someone had a new baby in the house, neighbors pitching together and providing an ENTIRE evening meal ( MEAT, POTATOES, AND VEGETABLES ) for that family for at least 3-4 days after the new baby was home. SIMPLER TIMES! I see now what a blessing it was to be RAISED in that environment. ( This is in. MILLINGTON, NEW JERSEY.)

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks doll for sharing

[@dovely9279]

Have you ever checked out the Sunny Side General Store close to Hillsville, VA? It's still like it was since I was a child in the 70s. The owners are well aged, and I doubt it will remain as it is much longer. They used to turn their entire basement into a Christmas land filled with every toy for children that could about be found, and people used to come from a long ways and shop for hours. That stopped in the late 80s as they became too old to mess with all of the Christmas product moving. Even with all the mall trappings, no greater joy and wonder was there than to get lost in that basement and tell your mom all the stuff you loved before Christmas. They had candy and stuff upstairs too. You could always find something to do while your parents spent a lot of time looking around at any time of the year.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Sounds like a great place with great memories

[@AllenSymonds]

Hi! I'm a geographer. In the part of NC where Mount Airy is the community of Pilot. So my contention is this is where they got the fictional name of the closest middle sized town of Mount Pilot by conflating the two names. So, Mount Airy is Mount Pilot. This was also done in the movie "The Last Picture Show" where Archer City, TX was the location that was filmed as the town of Anareen which is actually a community ten miles south. Maybury,VA was probably the inspiration in name for Mayberry, NC

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Probably so

[@jamesutley1352]

Pilot Mountain is between Mount Airy and Winston Salem

[@AllenSymonds]

@@jamesutley1352 Forsooth

[@dellajoycebairdmoses7890]

I really liked that show..Thank you 😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you 😊

[@P.G.1966]

MayBerry is a state of Mind. A way of being. A way of Life.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

agreed my friend! well said!

[@cybersean3000]

Fascinating story!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for watching

[@ambramarrs7325]

I live in Mount Airy- My husband and I used to take Sunday drives and stop at that little store often 😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

So cool!

[@rubycollins3492]

Great video Can't wait to visit both 😍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes ma'am, have a good time

[@truthtriumphant4015]

The "rest of the story"...a great reference to a beautiful soul. He and Joe Crews were also good storytellers with many interesting truths.. You can find Joe Crews on KZbin...they both had the same perspective and a great way to share information to make it easy to understand and enjoyable to listen to...just like you. Thank you for bring a little touch of history in the same way. We are enjoying ride : )

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you my friend

[@truthtriumphant4015]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller ❤

[@jerrylovette8870]

I've been here. Been in the store. I can agree the name was used as the town name in the show. Although if you're a big enough fan and know Mount Airy. On the show many of the street names mentioned are actual streets in Mount Airy. Betty Lynn not only visited. She moved and lived there until her passing last year. The Snappy Lunch in Mount Airy is mentioned in the show. They didn't call Pilot Mountain by it's name instead they called it Mount Pilot. There's at least one scene showing a newspaper and it's the Mount Airy newspaper. I don't agree with your thoughts on this.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

In 1980, the street names in mt. Airy were changed to mimic Mayberry. Snappy lunch is mentioned in the show as you say. Thanks for sharing my friend. It’s a great tv show

[@jreagins1]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I was born in Mount Airy and lived there until 1986, and you're full of crap. That's about the time many roads in the more rural areas with a Mount Airy address were given official road names. Before that they may have been something like Route 2, for example. When they added 911 to the area, all roads needed an official name so all the 'Route' addresses had to be changed to a road name. Many of the names given were the unofficial names the roads already had. Names that dated back well before the Andy Griffith show. None were named to match those on TAGS. NONE! For example, Haymore Street (the street Andy grew up on) and Rockford Street were mentioned in the show. Those street names date back to the 19th Century. As a kid growing up there in 70's I remember frequently hearing street names, business names, and communities I was familiar with around Mount Airy mentioned on the show.

[@ldwilliams9686]

Also a resturant/café named The Loaded Goat has prospered.

[@probablecauzz7038]

I would snatch up as many of those homemade canned goods and jams as I could afford. 😋

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

indeed, good stuff

[@henryeberhardttargetedbycr7456]

I remember Paul Harvey he saw the future of America that's for sure!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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[@einstiensrocks]

All that's in Meadows of Dan, VA. He might have used the name from there since it was nearly defunct already anyways, but it was definitely based loosely off of Mount Airy, where he grew up and went to school. Why would he base a show about a small town on a place that barely had a trading post or even enough people to need a sheriff much less a deputy or two in later episodes? Andy's character has to go to the state capitol in Raleigh on official business a few times throughout the show. He never says the NC state capitol, just to the capitol or the state capitol, implying the state he was in was NC. He also says a couple times on the show he has to go to the next town over, Mount Pilot, also known as Pilot Mountain, literally the next town over on the map from Mount Airy and on an early episode he refers to the Snappy Lunch, which was established in 1923, in Mount Airy. The town definitely rebranded after the show took off to cash in on the tourist money, but it was always the inspiration for the show, would have been a pretty boring show based on a sheriff standing around guarding the general store and trading post in a town of about 50 people..

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for watching

[@mistervacation23]

Can you lend me 50 cents? I promised Thelma Lou I'd pick up a sunday paper then get her a couple of frozen sunny Jim bars

[@lynyrdprice]

Love your channel bro! Just found it a few days ago! gave you a sub!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you friend! make yourself at home!

[@dlo7949]

Andy Taylor was a hero growing up, unfortunately Andy Griffith didn't have the same reputation and it doesn't surprise me that he allowed his business dealings take away from the true base of the show. Mama said if you can't say something nice...

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes- that’s exactly it- bingo

[@missmajestic2158]

Such a cool video.😎👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you ma’am 😎

[@macusaurelius1313]

That's awesome

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Sir

[@homesteaderfiftywmartha603]

While traveling we discovered Mayberry!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

It’s a cool place

[@ohioyodertoter6827]

That’s awesome 👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

indeed my friend

[@roserea3156]

We lived there when I was a small child.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That’s cool

[@jay34ever54]

Well gonna plan another trip🤣♥️ 🚙

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Its a beautiful ride and area my friend