| North Carolina (Surry County), Mt. Airy — 90 MM Gun Tank M47 Patton |
| | The M47 was essentially an M46 fitted with the turret from the T42 tank prototype. The front hull had a sharper slope, however, and the rotoclone blower place between the drivers on the M46 was deleted. The turret had a long bustle which housed the radio and a ventilator. The "eyes" of the gunner's stereoscopic rangefinder protruded from the top sides of the turret. Early tanks were armored with a 90mm gun featuring a single-baffle muzzle break, and late tanks had a T-shaped blast deflector. . . . — Map (db m54515) HM |
| North Carolina (Surry County), Mt. Airy — M 7 — Siamese Twins |
| | Eng and Chang, the Siamese twins, born in 1811 in Siam, settled as farmers in this neighborhood. Died 1874. Grave 100 yards west. — Map (db m53374) HM |
| North Carolina (Surry County), Mt. Airy — M 8 — Stoneman’s Raid |
| | On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman’s U.S. cavalry passed through Mount Airy, April 2-3, 1865. — Map (db m54461) HM |
| North Carolina (Surry County), Mt. Airy — The Andy Griffith Show |
| | The Andy Griffith Show.
A simpler time • a sweeter place •
a lesson • a laugh •
a father and a son. — Map (db m54472) HM |
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