Arlington Heights was originally known as Dunton. named after the man who first settled the area in 1836. Asa Dunton. The town Mr. Dunton founded 150 years ago soon became home to hundreds of Americans and German immigrants moving westward in search of rich farmland. The Klehm Nursery. the Arlington Elevator Co. and the Sigwalt Sewing Machine Co. were just some of the local industries that provided jobs for the growing population of the area in the late 19th century. The postWorld War II boom brought rapid commercial and residential growth as thousands of young families moved to Arlington Heights from nearby Chicago and from around the country.
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