Editing Arlington Heights, Illinois (section)

=== Dunton ===
In 1837, Asa Dunton, a settler who built one of the first cabins in what was then known as Deer Grove, registered three land claims for himself and two sons in the land in the west of [[Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois|Wheeling Township]].

In 1845, Asa's eldest son, William Dunton, married Almeda Wood and brought her to the house he built beside the Potawatomi trail which then became known as Dunton's Road (and is now known as Arlington Heights Road). West Wheeling then became known as Dunton. The town's name changed several times before it officially became known as Arlington Heights in 1874.<ref name=":0" />

William Dunton persuaded the [[Union Pacific Railroad|Illinois & Wisconsin Railroad]] company to build track through his property. In 1853, Dunton sold 16 acres of his land to the company for $350. The first Dunton train station was built in 1854. The construction of the railroad helped to expand the population of Dunton, as it was easier for settlers to reach the village. [[File:Banta, Nathaniel Moore House (Arlington Heights, IL) 02.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Nathaniel Moore House]] is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
By 1850, the area had largely changed its ethnic composition, as many [[Germans|German]] farmers from [[Saxony]] had arrived during the 1840s. John Klehm might serve as an example; he was at first a potato farmer, supplying the Chicago market, and in 1856 began a nursery for cherry, apple, and pear trees, later moving into spruce, maple, and elm, and then flowers. By the late 1850s the area had become noted for its [[truck farm]]s, sending dairy products as well as vegetables to Chicago on the railroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klehm, John Adam |url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/400 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Illinois Digital Archives |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240318205232/https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/400 |archive-date= March 18, 2024 }}</ref>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Chicago]] experienced a population boom, and many migrants moved to villages surrounding Chicago such as Dunton. Dunton also saw an influx of German immigration By the 1870s, Dunton's population had surpassed 1200.