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
New Cumberland Defense Depot Department had built the depot at New Cumberland in 1918, originally naming it the Marsh Run Storage Depot. New Cumberland Defense Depot The New Cumberland Defense Depot is a United States Army military base located a short distance south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Fairview Township, York County. It is adjacent to the Capital City Airport and a short distance east of the Harrisburg West Shore interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76, which forms the southern boundary of the base) with Interstate 83. The Susquehanna River forms the base's eastern boundary. The depot covers and includes the Administrative Support Center