Filming of The Dukes of Hazzard

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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.

Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Filming of The Dukes of Hazzard

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