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Photographs provided by the Dundee Township Historical Society.

Carpentersville two story building and bridge They called their town Carpenters' Grove and the name held until 1851 when Carpentersville became official. During this time Charles' son, Julius built himself a commercial empire. By 1850 Julius had opened the Village's first store and built its first two-story building. The Village kept booming with industry until the early 1900's thanks to the ingenuity of the Carpenter family.
For the next hundred years, Carpentersville didn't grow as rapidly as other Fox Valley communities which had more direct rail connections to Chicago. Carpentersville two story building
Carpentersville was once connected with Elgin and the rest of the Fox Valley by a network of electric trolley cars (right). Carpentersville electric trolley car

Carpentersville airview
Today, Carpentersville is the largest community in Dundee Township.