On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain is a song written by Hank Williams and Ramona Vincent. It was the singer's second single on MGM Records, released in September 1947. According to biographer Colin Escott, Ramona Vincent, a crippled woman, wrote the words of the song as a poem and sent it to Williams, who put a melody to it. The song was paired with Fred Rose's novelty "Fly Trouble," resulting in perhaps the oddest single the singer ever released. The song was recorded at Castle Studio in Nashville on August 4, 1947
Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 11 cross in a triangle formation near the center of the township. There is no direct access between I-76 and I-81; instead, a stretch of US 11 connects Exit 226 on I-76 with Exit 52 on I-81. The borough of Carlisle, the county seat, is about southwest of the highway crossing area via US 11, and Harrisburg, the state capital, is about to the east. The Appalachian Trail crosses the northern half of the Cumberland Valley following a route near the eastern border of Middlesex Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of