Dolton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Dolton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office has been in operation in Dolton since 1854. The village was named for a family of early settlers. The villages of Dolton and nearby Riverdale were effectively one community until each incorporated separately in 1892.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dolton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dolton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChicago and Eastern Illinois GP7 …, 1964: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Dolton, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Chicago and Eastern Illinois GP7 206 in Dolton, IL on March 31, 1964 (1964) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.