Mount Airy, NC: Andy Griffith's Real-Life Mayberry
Table of Content Floyd’s City Barber Shop Days on Market Sister city E Haymore St, Mount Airy, NC 27030 Redfin Estimate for 000 Andy Griffith Pkwy Day weather forecast In the summer of 2006, my family stayed at the boyhood home of Andy Griffith in Mt Airy, North Carolina. This is where he grew up before he went on to Hollywood and became the sheriff of the fictional Mayberry, which is based on Mt Airy. Employment protections include being fired, denied employment, or otherwise discriminated against by an employer. The home of old-time music legend Tommy Jarrell, bluegrass gospel legends The Easter Brothers, country singer Donna Fargo, Mount Airy has a long history with regional music. Mount Airy's WPAQ is one of the few Bluegrass and Old-Time music stations still operating and has been airing the live radio show Merry-Go-Round from the Downtown Cinema Theatre since 1948. Weekly bluegrass jam sessions at The Andy Griffith Playhouse and the annual Mount Airy Fiddlers Conventi...