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Charles H. Dolton

CTL-P-1105 · Person · 19th century Chicago

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Namesake of Dolton; secured the railroad right of way

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Namesake of Dolton; secured the railroad right of way

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Charles H. Dolton is the man after whom Dolton was named; he came West about 1857 with his brothers Henry and Andrew and settled where the present town is; when the Great Eastern road was built, Dolton was largely instrumental in getting the right of way, and as a return favor the road named the station Dolton, from which the town took its name (Chicago Tribune, Mar. 4, 1900, Dolton section).

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