Mount Airy in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Donna Fargo

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 23, 2021

1. Donna Fargo Marker

Inscription. Donna Fargo is a County Music Singer-Songwriter best known for her 1970s self-penned hist "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" and "Funny Face". She became the first woman in country music history to sell a million records back-to-back. After four of her singles also achieved pop success, major hits and awards followed, including a Grammy. Growing up in Mount Airy she was known as Yvonne Vaughn but changed her name in 1972 when her musical career began. Daughter of Ada and Ramey Vaughn, Donna is proud to call Mount Airy her hometown.

Erected 2018.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women.

Location. 36° 30.089′ N, 80° 36.526′ W. Marker is in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of West Oak Street and North Main Street, on the left when traveling west on West Oak Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 W Oak St, Mount Airy NC 27030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ralph Epperson (here, next to this marker); Floyd Eugene "Flip" Rees (here, next to this marker); Fred Cockerham (here, next to this marker); The Mill Worker

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(here, next to this marker); Tommy Jarrell (here, next to this marker); The Whittling Wall (a few steps from this marker); The Whittler (a few steps from this marker); Leonidas Harold "L.H." Jones (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Airy.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 23, 2021

2. Donna Fargo Marker

Donna Fargo Mural located in a pocket park on N. Main St. south of Franklin St. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

3. Donna Fargo Mural located in a pocket park on N. Main St. south of Franklin St.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2021, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 968 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2021, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on January 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.