What is it about North Carolina and Siamese twins?
First came Chang and Eng (1811-1874), who were born in Siam, now Thailand, [corrected] and died in Surry County.
Then Millie-Christine (1851-1912), who were born and died in Columbus County.
Most recently British-born Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969), who lived out their last years weighing produce at a Charlotte Park-N-Shop.
This celluloid mirror is from an earlier stop in the Hiltons’ heartbreakingly checkered show business career.
I’ve always loved these unique Carolina “connections.” But Chang and Eng were born in Siam, weren’t they?
Sorry, Jon, big brain fail. Guess that’s why they weren’t called Surryese twins.