
Westall Monument
Address: | W. of the one-time Platte Railroad Station, near Dome Rock on Cty. Rd. 126 along the N. Fork of the S. Platte River |
Billy Westall, an engineer on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, was killed August 28, 1898 when the engine hit a rock slide and overturned. The granite monument was placed near the site of the accident and named for him. |
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Quad Map/Date: | Platte Canyon, 1965 (1985) |
Sec/Town/Range: | S25, T7S, R70W |
Elevation: | c. 7200 |
Source: | Bentley, "The Upper Side of the Pie Crust," pp. 252-253. |
Last Modified: | Wed, September 20 1995 |