First Map of the Town of Dunton (Arlington Heights)
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- Created Date
- 1854
- Description
In 1845, William Dunton, son of Asa, built the first house in the town on the 160 acres that his father had staked out for him back in 1836. William’s home stood on the open prairie, beside an old Indian trail (Arlington Heights Road), with no neighbors and no roads. In 1853, William made a deal with the Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad to build a rail line directly through his property. A year later, he laid out one-half of his farm into lots, cr...
- Contributing Institution
- Arlington Heights Memorial Library
- Collection
- Arlington Heights History
- Type
- image
- Format
- Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 100 DPI, 8-bit color (256 colors)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). May not be reproduced without permission from the Arlington Heights Historical Society.
- Chicago citation style
- First Map of the Town of Dunton (Arlington Heights). 1854. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/arlingto001/id/1484. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1854) First Map of the Town of Dunton (Arlington Heights). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/arlingto001/id/1484
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/arlingto001/id/1484>.