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Pretty sure Dixie comes from the Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie#Region https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi
by dwighttk 6y ago
Pretty sure Dixie comes from the Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie#Region https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie#Region
- totalZero 6y agoThat's one theory, and another is that it came from Louisiana currency. My understanding is that the precise origins of the term are unclear.
- dwighttk 6y agoah, yes, farther down that wikipedia page that is mentioned... Never heard of it before. This is worth a read: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/06/what-dixie-really-means/613585/ https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/06/what-dix...