Well this is new to me - the name “Dixie” to refer to the South probably comes from Dixon’s name. Maybe y’all knew that - was it already posted? (sorry if so) http://www.mdlpp.org/pdf/library/JeremiahDixonaBiographicalNote.pdf Becky- Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l