[milwaukee-electric] Re: West Allis Junction/Belton

[Gary Schnabl]

Nevertheless, there must have been some reason or another for the 
nomenclature and its being included on the 1934 Milwaukee map...
West Allis itself was probably an evolution from people referring to 
E.P. Allis's second Milwaukee-area plant (originally in 1860 in the town 
of Wauwatosa, north of Greenfield--the southern limits for Wauwatosa 
township). His second plant was supposedly referred to as West Allis, in 
contrast to his smaller, original plant, located somewhere in Milwaukee. 
Somehow, the name stuck, and the village or city later became West Allis.

It stands to reason that Belton probably originally bore the West Allis 
Junction name sometime after 1860 and was designated as such on older 
19th Century maps, but subsequently was renamed. Newer maps, based upon 
the older ones, simply retained the older nomenclature

Gary


On 7/21/2011 1:31 AM, Don Ross wrote:
> I was agent for the Chicago&  North Western agent at West Allis in
> 1952 for a month.  I never heard of West Allis Junction.
> Don R
>
> At 10:44 PM 7/20/2011, you wrote:
>> Gary S:   Nice photo..... location clearly marked
>> "Belton'.
>>
>> Growing up in Wauwatosa at 68th and Bluemound Road, back in the 1930's,
>> and being very interested in Railroads, I must add that I've never heard
>> Belton refered to as West Allis Junction.
>>
>> Occassionaly, a map-maker will not update changeing details, while
>> marking new issues with progressive year
>> marked  publications.
>>
>> Knowing when the C&NW Belt Line was built, would shed more light on this
>> topic.
>>
>> Don L.


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Gary Schnabl
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