Former Carpentersville Dam

Former Carpentersville Dam is a ruins in Dundee Township, Kane, Illinois. Former Carpentersville Dam is situated near Zion United Church of Christ, as well as near First Congregational Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Carpenter Park and Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park.

Carpenter Park

Park

Carpenter Park is a park in Carpentersville, IL, a suburb of Chicago. It was established in the 1850s and spans 20 acres. Community festivals, pick-up sporting events, and ceremonies are often held in Carpenter Park due to its size.

Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park

Theme park

Photo: Martin Lewison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park is a theme park in East Dundee, Illinois. It was originally built by Glenn Holland, who also built two other Santa's Villages, in California; one located in San Bernardino County and the other in Santa Cruz County. Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Former Carpentersville Dam.

Dundee Crown High School

School

Dundee-Crown High School is a high school located in Carpentersville, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Dundee-Crown High School was made from consolidating Dundee Community High School and Irving Crown High school in 1983. Dundee Crown High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Former Carpentersville Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Dundee and Sleepy Hollow.

West Dundee

Village

Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census. It is considered a far northwest Chicago suburb. West Dundee lies across the Fox River from East Dundee and Carpentersville.

Sleepy Hollow

Village

Sleepy Hollow is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,214 at the 2020 census.

East Dundee

Village

Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, with a small section in Cook County. The population was 3,152 at the 2020 census. East Dundee is situated 1½ miles southeast of Former Carpentersville Dam.

Former Carpentersville Dam

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Dundee Township, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.11479° or 42° 6′ 53″ north

Longitude

-88.29245° or 88° 17′ 33″ west

Open location code

86JH4P75+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1196964465

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Zion United Church of Christ and First Congregational Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Canoe Launch and Bella Bistro.

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