- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Filming of The Dukes of Hazzard
- Date of Original:
- 1979
- Subject:
- Courthouses--Georgia--Covington
Public buildings--Georgia--Covington
Buildings--Georgia--Covington
Automobiles--Georgia--Covington
Muscle cars--Georgia--Covington
Dodge Charger automobile
Television programs
Rural comedies
Television program locations--Georgia--Covington
Television camera operators--Georgia--Covington
Streets--Georgia--Covington
Covington (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Newton County, Covington, 33.59678, -83.86018
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Crew members shoot an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard in Covington, circa 1979. The first several episodes of the series were filmed in Covington before production moved to California. The famous shot of the airborne General Lee, the Duke cousins' muscle car, was filmed at nearby Oxford College.
Photograph of television crew members shooting an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard in Covington, Georgia, circa 1979. They stand in a downtown street, and the General Lee, the Duke brothers' muscle car (far right), drives around the corner. The Newton County Courthouse stands at the end of the street. The first several episodes of the series were filmed in Covington before production moved to California. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/film-industry-in-georgia/m-9834/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. Please do not use any images without permission
Georgia Department of Economic Development - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/film-industry-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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