Surry County NC Archives - Appalachian History

Look twice before shooting!

I heard tales of white ghosts in the cemetery across the road. I walked by a few times at night but never saw any ghosts. My brother did.

Breakin’ Up Christmas is the name for 12 days of partying, dancing, and music making ending up on January 6th, Old Christmas day.

Mt. Airy, NC was ‘the granite city’ long before it became known as Andy Griffith’s Mayberry. The quarry can be seen by astronauts from space!

The stove is a wood burning stove with six burners, a water tank on the side and warming closets at the top.