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Thread #54241 Message #4091054
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
01-Feb-21 - 11:37 PM
Thread Name: James Taylor's 'Copperline' - what's it about?
Subject: RE: James Taylor's 'Copperline' - what's it about?
Best pot stills are made of copper or are at least copperlined.
The modern day Copperline Dr. is a bit west and south of JT's Copperline off Morgan Creek.
Across the creek from the city was Stillhouse Bottom, the local Kick-a-Poo Holler – shinbone alley where bootleggers kept shop. It's also right on the county line for a quick getaway if it came to that. Worst kept secret in two counties.
Like in the song, the creek itself; the bottoms and the old Norfolk-Southern line to the east are all suburban nature trails now.