We're excited to announce that our village has achieved an upgrade in our ISO rating, moving from Class 3 to Class 2! This improvement reflects the hard work and dedication of our fire services and community safety initiatives. What does this mean for you? Lower insurance rates might be on the horizon, as this rating is a key factor insurers consider when setting home insurance premiums. It also means your fire department is among the top tier in the nation for fire protection services! There are only 127 Class 2 departments in Illinois and 2035 nationwide. Thank you to all our firefighters and public works personnel for their commitment to keeping West Dundee safe and well-protected. Let’s all celebrate this fantastic achievement together!
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In 1835 Elder John and Nancy Oatman established a tavern and a store that became the core of the community. Others settlers came, and in 1837 they held a lottery to determine who would name the town. Alexander Gardiner won and named the town Dundee in honor of his Scottish hometown. In 1843 Scotsman Allan Pinkerton, later the renowned detective, set up business as a cooper. The town was incorporated in 1887 West Dundee was hemmed in from development for years. The river formed a natural eastern barrier. To the north and west, the D. Hill Nursery, founded in 1855 by William Hill, specialized in fruit trees. The business grew to include evergreens, some of which were sent to Chicago for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Expanding to 900 acres, the nursery survived the Great Depression by running a cattle feed operation that continued through World War II. Some of the thousands of seasonal workers traveled to work from Chicago by electric car, while the majority lived on the nursery grounds. In the 1950s a segment of the Hill property was sold and turned into the Highlands subdivision, which was annexed into West Dundee in 1956. The community also annexed property west of Illinois 31 in 1957, Royal Lane in 1960, and the Old World subdivision in 1966. The nursery eventually sold all of its land and moved to McHenry County. Plans for the Spring Hill Mall on Hill's land began in 1973 and the project was completed in 1980. The 1.1 million-square-foot mall's retail sales boosted West Dundee's economy and created an estimated 1,600 jobs by 1982. New subdivisions were built to the west of Spring Hill. With a population of 7,331 (2010 Census data), West Dundee has managed to keep its quaintness and small-town feeling intact. Designated historical sites fill the downtown and surrounding residential neighborhood. Restored buildings include structures reported to have provided refuge for slaves on the Underground Railroad.
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https://www.wdundee.org
Village of West Dundee的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 政府管理
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 类型
- 政府机构
- 创立
- 1887