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Arlington Heights in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

609 N. Dunton

 
 
609 N. Duncan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Masler, May 10, 2018
1. 609 N. Duncan Marker
Inscription. Built in 1865 by James Shirra. This same year he opened a Grist Mill at 102 N. Arlington Heights Road and Wing Street.
 
Erected 1976.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 42° 5.326′ N, 87° 58.966′ W. Marker is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of North Dunton Avenue and Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Dunton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights IL 60004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest
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Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 116 W. Euclid (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 3.4 miles away); Council Ring (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Council Ring (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Council Ring (approx. 4½ miles away); Saint Pius X (approx. 4.8 miles away); Saint Scholastica, Virgin (approx. 4.9 miles away); All Saints Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away).
 
609 N. Dunton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Masler, May 10, 2018
2. 609 N. Dunton Marker
609 N. Dunton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Masler
3. 609 N. Dunton Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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