Columnist walks around Urbanna, once upon a time

URBANNA — Kent Street along the waterfront in Urbanna was a one-lane gravel road when we arrived in 1984. One needn’t bother washing a car, because after just one trip to town on a dry summer day, a thick cloud of dust would cover the car.

The kick up of dust always reminded me of my childhood and our family’s long gravel driveway in Vermilion, Ohio, that led back to our home on the lake. Our cars were always dusty.

Mary Wakefield Buxton
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“One Woman’s Opinion” served as a special feature of the Southside Sentinel for four decades, written by the late Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column for the Sentinel, she is also author of 15 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia.