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.