| CN local executes a run around via former MILW rails as it readies for the trip back to Neenah from Chilton, WI on 26 Jul. '15. The facility in the background used to receive rail service, but does not at the moment. It is currently shared by JTD Enterprises, Inc. and Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. JTD was preceded by Midwest Machine Co., previously Mirro-Foley Co., originally Aluminum Specialty Co., a.k.a. Chilton Aluminum. Aluminum Specialty Co. was founded at Manitowoc, WI, they decided to build a second factory at Chilton in 1919, 2 stories, 60 by 200 ft., at a cost of $75,000 ($40,000 for the building and the remainder for equipment). The former MILW depot stood just out of frame to the right. The early village was originally named Stantonville, in honor of Moses Stanton, founder. The land was purchased by John Marygold in 1852 and he changed the name to Chilington, his hometown in England. He sent a request to the county seat, then Stockbridge, to make the name change official. A miscommunication resulted in the middle syllable being lost to history and the name became Chilton. |