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Carruthers · 01-09-2018, 03:37 AM

Recognition at last! Although perhaps not in the way I envisaged.

It took a bit of finding, but I see it's in Pacific Co., Washington.

At first I wasn't sure if two locations were being signposted because there's a town called Slough a few miles west of London and I wondered if it was another one of our exports.
Although I hesitate to state this with certainty, I suspect that many people in the UK are unaware that slough means an area of bog or marsh.

Slough (the town), to be brutally frank, is a bit of an urban horror and is best known for the huge trading estate built there from 1920 on.
The expression 'Slough of despond' fits it perfectly.

Street View

Carruthers Slough

Thanks, Bruce!

01-09-2018, 03:37 AM	#358
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Recognition at last! Although perhaps not in the way I envisaged. It took a bit of finding, but I see it's in Pacific Co., Washington. At first I wasn't sure if two locations were being signposted because there's a town called Slough a few miles west of London and I wondered if it was another one of our exports. Although I hesitate to state this with certainty, I suspect that many people in the UK are unaware that slough means an area of bog or marsh. Slough (the town), to be brutally frank, is a bit of an urban horror and is best known for the huge trading estate built there from 1920 on. The expression 'Slough of despond' fits it perfectly. Street View Carruthers Slough Thanks, Bruce! __________________