X is for Ten Miles

Today is ABC Wednesday and, as you may know, for this series, we've been featuring streets. Well, what to do? There is not even one street in Greensboro that begins with the letter "X." Many of you were kind enough to suggest that we feature a major crossroad of two Greensboro streets. That was our intent, when, serendipitously, we stumbled upon this street-related  X at the Greensboro Historical Museum. In the above photo, you see a stone marker with an X carved in it. The brass plaque below the X reads, "Last stagecoach marker in Guilford County. Formerly located at Sedalia, the "X" indicated that Greensboro was 10 miles away. Such markers were common on the main roads prior to 1860."

So, for ABC Wednesday, X, Roman numeral 10, marks the spot. This stagecoach marker and X in the road was located very near this diner in the eastern end of the county, 80 miles west of yesterday's post.

View our previous, ABC Wednesday ( A-W) posts here. Two more weeks until we think of a new theme for Round 9 of ABC Wednesday.

Comments

[Katja Brown]

Very creative entry! Thanks for sharing all the cultural riches that we have here in Greensboro!

[Janis]

And thank YOU Katja for being not only a faithful reader but also a faithful COMMENTER. We love comments! Lets us know people are out there reading and enjoying!

[magiceye]

thank you for this lovely take on the theme

[Roger Green]

Hey, that works too!
Good choice.

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

[Ken]

Terrific! What a find! Just got to admire your dedication to GDP!
Cheers and have a great day!

[Jane Mitchell]

Original plus! Who but you, Janis, would come up with such a "find"?
"X" does indeed mark the spot!

[Wanda]

Oh this is just the most unique "X" post I've read.

[Janis]

Thank you all for the positive comments. It is so nice for others to notice the effort we put into the blog. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

XOXOXOXOXOXOX With an extra "X" for the letter of the week!

Janis & Dave

[barb farr]

That's the way to think outside the box.