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Article: Hampton Hotels Heads to Mayberry to Fix Up the Andy Griffith Show's Old City Jail.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- October 3, 2009
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In 1960, the first episode of The Andy Griffith Show aired, and Sheriff Andy Taylor, Deputy Barney Fife, Opie, and Aunt Bee won over the hearts of viewers everywhere. The quaint, fictional town of Mayberry felt like home for many. Now, fans can visit familiar Mayberry landmarks in Mount Airy, N.C., Andy Griffith's hometown. The historic Old City Jail is one such place, and today local volunteers from Hampton Hotels' Save-A-Landmark program (www.hamptonlandmarks.com) will help to restore this historic site. The jail is the 48th landmark to be refurbished in the 39th state through the Save-A-Landmark program.
More than 20 volunteers gathered from local Hampton ...