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There is, in Perry County, a community called New Dixie. Such a name is not so surprising in the rural South, but the people who settled this place arrived long after the Civil War and were of German or Swiss extraction. And the home they created originally bore the name of a medieval Benedictine monk.
Back when my wife and I moved to the country, many of our citified friends were alarmed. One well-meaning fellow even questioned if I’d be safe out in rural Perry
Mutual suspicion between city and country is literally one of the oldest stories in the world.
GENE LYONS - Back when my wife and I moved to the country, many of our citified friends were alarmed. One well-meaning fellow even questioned if I'd be safe out