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Dixie name origin told by New Orleans Creole
A New Orleans Creole explains the origin of Dixie and its link to the Banque des Citizens de la Louisianne building in the Vieux Carre. He recounts bank notes stamped Dix and the term Dixie Land shaping the southern U.S. identity, while noting the building’s decline and later bank takeover.
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New Orleans
Dixie
Vieux Carre
Dixey
Manhattan Island
Dixon
Mason and Dixon
Button-Hole
Latin Quarter
Rue” Royale
Rue d'Iberville
Mon Ami
Nouvelle Orleans
Banque Des Citizens de la Louisianne
Citizen’s Bank
Grover
Trapper
Grand Pere
Dixies
Dixie Land
South
la Vie
la Rue Royale
Lafcadio Hearn
O'Henry
Eugene Field
Bartender
Citizen's Bank
New York
Geetizen’s Bank
Citizen’s Bank of Louisiana
Ank