Climbing Fat Hill
Norfolk Southern's "Honoring First Responders" SD60E #911 leads Bloomginton-to-Decatur train D36 west at Cerro Gordo, IL, which literally translates as "Fat Hill."
Thank you Wikipedia...
"When the Mexican American War began General John S Williams took command. At the battle of Cerro Gordo (Mexico) he led the troops in a victory over Mexican troops. He took the nickname of "Cerro Gordo" Williams. After the battle, he returned to Illinois and settled in Bement. About the same time (1855) the people of the town of Griswold chose to move the town from the stagecoach line along the river to the path of the Great Western Railroad. The town was platted by Sheridan Wait and Henry Durfee. "Cerro Gordo" Williams was one of the citizens, as they had other citizens that fought in the battle of Cerro Gordo, they selected the name Cerro Gordo."
Hmmm, I always wondered.
Climbing Fat Hill
Norfolk Southern's "Honoring First Responders" SD60E #911 leads Bloomginton-to-Decatur train D36 west at Cerro Gordo, IL, which literally translates as "Fat Hill."
Thank you Wikipedia...
"When the Mexican American War began General John S Williams took command. At the battle of Cerro Gordo (Mexico) he led the troops in a victory over Mexican troops. He took the nickname of "Cerro Gordo" Williams. After the battle, he returned to Illinois and settled in Bement. About the same time (1855) the people of the town of Griswold chose to move the town from the stagecoach line along the river to the path of the Great Western Railroad. The town was platted by Sheridan Wait and Henry Durfee. "Cerro Gordo" Williams was one of the citizens, as they had other citizens that fought in the battle of Cerro Gordo, they selected the name Cerro Gordo."
Hmmm, I always wondered.