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ALABAMA —-The mournful sound created by
the steel guitar in Hank Williams’ hits, such its “Cold
Gild Heart’’ and "Your Cheatin’ Heart," was the
work of musician Don Helms. Bom in 1927 in New
Brockton (|x>p. 1,250), Helms was the last member of
Williams’ Drifting Cowboys Band at the time of his
death in August.
ARKANSAS —The state’s oldest store in con
tinuous operation is the Historical Qark General Store
and Case, established in 1890, in Oark. The store
maintains its original appearance and sells a variety
of merchandise, from chicken feed and groceries to
hardware.
FLORIDA —-The phrase “rhythm aixl blues”
was coined by legendary record producer Jerry
Wexler, who wrote for Billlxur<J magazine in dit
tos. Wexler, who went on to shape the genre
with recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles
and other greats, died in August at his home in
Sarasota.
GEO RGI A— “ Worship in your car, jusr as
you arc ’ is the theme of the drive-in services offered
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by the New Hope Methodist Church in Marietta
(pop. 58,748). Worshippers can attend a conven
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K E N T U C K Y —-Tlie state’s first powered flight
was made in 1908 by Matthew Sellers when he flew
his four-winged quadraplane, powered by a Dutheil-
Chalmers engine, near Gralm in Carter County (pop.
26,889).
LO U ISIA N A —The official state meat pie is
the Natchitoches Meat Pie, adopted in 2003, and
originally made by the Natchitoches Indians. A
mixture of ground beef, ground pork, onions, pep
pers and garlic is placed in dough and deep fried.
MISSISSIPPI —People in the 15elta region puck
er up for an unusual treat of dill pickles marinated in
cherry, tropical fruit or strawberry-flavored Ktx>l-Aid.
The Kool-Aid pickles are sold at convenience stores
and other outlets.
NORTH CAROLINA —David Hayes of
Elkin (pop. 4,109) caught the state record channel cat
fish—2l pounds, 1 wince—on a pink Barbie fishing
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his granddaughter, Alyssa, tixik a break. The 32-inch
long catfish was 2 indies longer than the rod.
SOUTH CAROLINA —Owls, hawks,
kestrels and other raptors provide flight demonstra
tions for visitors at the Avian Conservation Center
ant i Center tor Birds of Prey in Awendaw (pop. 1,195).
Tlie center was the inspiration for die novel Skyward
by best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe.
TENNESSEE —A literary landmark in Memphis
since 1875, Burke’s Book Store sells old, new and hard
to-find collectible Lxxiks.
VlßGlNlA —Montpelier, near Orange (pop.
4,123), is tlx- 2,650-acre lifelong estate of President
James Madison, tlx- Father of die Constitution. Sites
include the restored 1820 s mansion, family and slave
cemeteries, gardens and a forest.
WEST VIRGINIA —After being on die
brink of extinction, tlx- West Vitginia northern flying
squirrel glided off the federal endangered species list
in August. The squirrels inhabit tlx- Allegheny High
lands forests in West Vitginia and Virginia
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