Park Names

May 8, 1962, Twin City News-Record

Too often we take things for granted, either never giving something a single thought or thinking it had always been that way.  So it goes with names of streets, parks, etc.  I am as guilty of this as much as anyone.  I grew up in a house at Second and DePere and I never wondered why the names of Wisconsin cities were chosen to name streets (Milwaukee, Racine, Appleton, DePere, Manitowoc, Green Bay),when there were important city founders and fathers who were completely ignored.  Now, granted, many of these people were alive when the city names were used, and there's always the problem of costs and confusion with later renaming efforts.  But still...