Zip City is a small

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in Lauderdale County in the northern part of the U.S. state of

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, at the intersection of Alabama Highway 17 and County Road 8. Zip City falls within the U.S.

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known as " The Shoals".

History

The first non-indigenous settlement was made at Zip City in 1817. Zip City received its unusual name from the fact drivers would "zip" through town heading towards the

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state line, where they could buy alcohol. The name dates from the 1920s.

In popular culture

Zip City, of late, has been popularized by the Drive-By Truckers song of the same name. The song was penned by the Truckers' co-founder, Mike Cooley, (a longtime resident of the area) in 2001. The song appeared on the Truckers' 2001 release, ''

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''. Said the band's other co-founder, Patterson Hood, of the song: : ''"Cooley wrote this one and should be the one explaining it. I do know that it is at least 90% true and is my personal favorite song on the album."'' While interviewing the band in 2002, David Dye of the radio program " The World Cafe" had this to say about the song: :''"People around the country call the radio stations that carry this show and say this Album (

) is their life, and "Zip City" is most certainly one I get that from."''

References

External links

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*"Zip City" by Drive-By Trucker

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