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8. Walton's mountain is a fictional place

Sat Mar 12, 2022, 11:19 AM

Mar 2022

The author lived in Schuyler, Va. which is south of Afton Mountain and seems to be the area the TV series was styled upon.

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Horrific driving conditions on I-64 over Afton Mountain. Low visibility and blowing snow. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 OP

How's the Convoy of Patriots doing today? Ocelot II Mar 2022 #1

I don't know. Probably headed back home or staying put, one or the other. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #3

Wow, that's just god-awful. Hope everyone gets to their secondwind Mar 2022 #2

Much improved now (tweet) Yonnie3 Mar 2022 #4

Drove over Afton once only able to see one dash on the road ahead of me underpants Mar 2022 #5

Afton Mountain is Walton's Mountain, right? viva la Mar 2022 #7

Walton's mountain is a fictional place Yonnie3 Mar 2022 #8

I watched the show for years and years. Yonnie3 Mar 2022 #10

It's always odd seeing eastern settings in Hollywood films viva la Mar 2022 #11