| Show Dixie Named A New Orleans bank was responsible ble blo for the popular term tenn Dixie applied to the land below the Mason- Mason Dixon line Henry E. E E Elrod Hous Hous- Houston Houston Houston ton engineer and said the Citizens bank of New Or Or- Orleans Orleans Orleans leans was the originator through its 10 piastre notes The notes notes' were Is Issued is- is issued issued sued in 1852 printed half in French and half in English On the face of the note was the word Ten and its corresponding French word Dix Di Southerners called the bills Dixie In those days states is issued is- is issued issued sued their own money and much of it was almost worthless The New Orleans bank was in prosperous con con- condition condition condition however and the bills spread over the southland which gradual gradual- gradually ly became known as the land of the Dixie and finally Dixieland |
