Brief History of Dalton City, Illinois

    Dalton City is in Dora Township of Moultrie County.  The original plat contained 20 acres in sections 30 & 31 and was laid out by Thomas Dalton (from England) and James Roney.  Surveyed in the fall of 1871 and recorded on April 17, 1872.  The village was incorporated under Illinois State laws on September 15, 1877.

    The first settlements were made in 1852 by Harvey and Madison Walker.  Edward Bresnan settled in 1858 on Section 2.  Edward was from Ireland, and many Irish immigrants moved to the area.  After 146 years, relatives of the Bresnan and Henneberry Families still reside and farm in the Dalton City area.

    The Hight State Bank was founded in 1892 as the Dalton City Bank.  In 1917, the bank obtained a state charter.  Some of the original shareholders were David and John Henneberry, Walter Dalton, James Morrison and John Henry Foley, JR.  The bank continues to serve the community. 

Thanks To: Moultrie County Historical & Genealogical Society
 P. O. Box MM,  Sullivan, IL 61951
History of Dora Township

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