Somewhere I read that Glen Allen was originally known as Stewart's Gap. Can anyone offer any clues as to the veracity of this? cheers, Dick Stewart

Dick, I've sent some of this to you before but I'll send it again, including some additional info. Sesquicentennial Broadcaster, Sept. 1969, page 5 "In the early times, Glen Allen was known as Stewart's Gap. The community was later called Glen Allen, supposedly after two engineers who worked with the railroad company." Additional information from this full-page article: The STEWART family is listed in early Methodist church records. The page on which this article appears has a photo of the Henry STEWART family. Included are wife, Mary Jane, children James H. STEWART; Lillie Stewart SMITH; Mrs. ANTHONY; Ola Stewart ASTON; Frank STEWART. Henry STEWART operated a sand pit, one of the first businesses in Glen Allen. In July, 1969, the mayor was Nash NELSON. Council members were W. H. STEWART; Joe STEWART; W. E. (Edwin) PATTERSON; P. A. HOLLINGSWORTH and Caldwell HOLLINGSWORTH. Lastly, my 88-year-old cousin who has lived her entire life in Glen Allen, confirms that it was once known as Stewart's Gap. One caveat: When I searched the US Geological Survey site, I found no listing for Stewart's Gap in Fayette or Marion counties. So, you'll need to decide whether to choose the recollections of those who lived there or the official government website. Best regards, Monya Fayette Co. AL list manager ASTON surname list manager MUSGROVE surname list manager THOMPSON surname list manager Researching: ANDERSON, ANDERSEN (Norway), ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, FYLLINGSNES (Norway), GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, JORDAN, LESLIE, McDILL, McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, PEDEN, SOUTH, THOMPSON and WEBSTER On Apr 25, 2005, at 7:09 PM, RMS wrote: > Somewhere I read that Glen Allen was originally known as Stewart's Gap. > > Can anyone offer any clues as to the veracity of this? > > cheers, > > Dick Stewart > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >