Hinsdale in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hinsdale Central High School First Night Game
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 1, 2024
1. Hinsdale Central High School First Night Game Marker
Friday August 31, 1990
Dickinson Field
Erected 1990.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is August 31, 1990.
Location. 41° 47.238′ N, 87° 56.136′ W. Marker is in Hinsdale, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on 55th Street east of Madison Street. The marker is affixed to the small concessions building at the south endzone of Hinsdale Central's football stadium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5500 South Grant Street, Hinsdale IL 60521, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC (approx. Ύ mile away); TWA Flight 529 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lloyd R. Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Clarendon Hills Honor Roll World War II (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Memorial Building and Outdoor Plaza (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kruml Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Veeck Park (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinsdale.
More about this marker. The stadium, home to Hinsdale Central Red Devil football, is today called Hinsdale Bank Stadium at Dickinson
this page online
Also see . . . Hinsdale Central High School official site. (Submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 2, 2024
2. Hinsdale Central High School First Night Game Marker
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 2, 2024
3. Dickinson Field
In this photo of the south end zone, the marker is on the building behind the scoreboard, to the right of the Under Armour logo.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 2, 2024
4. Hinsdale Bank Stadium at Dickinson Field
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
