Lombard in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Native Trees, Grasses, and Wildflowers

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 30, 2024

1. Native Trees, Grasses, and Wildflowers Marker

Inscription. All Peck Homestead trees, prairie grasses and wildflowers are native to Illinois. Wildflowers (jack-in-the-pulpit, trillium, columbine, and bluebells) bloomed in spring. Perennial flowers (daylilies, bleeding heart, hollyhock) grew by the outhouse/privy. Grasses like tall and short bluestem, side-oats grama and northern drop seed with long root systems, and flowers like coneflower and cardinal flower grew in the summer. Native trees are walnut and maple. Family lore tells of tapping maple trees for syrup. Wood was cut for stove fuel to cook and keep the house warm.

Erected by Lombard Garden Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 41° 53.325′ N, 88° 0.529′ W. Marker is in Lombard, Illinois, in DuPage County. It can be reached from Parkside Avenue west of Grace Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is at the Peck Homestead, on the front porch of the home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 355 East Parkside Avenue, Lombard

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IL 60148, 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 walking distance of this marker: Sheldon Peck Homestead and Underground Railroad Site (a few steps from this marker); Lombard Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Downtown Public Art Program (approx. half a mile away); Original Dairy Queen Sign (approx. 0.6 miles away); Babcock's Grove House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Votes For Women (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gearing Bicycle Ads Towards Women (approx. 0.6 miles away); Watts Up with the Illinois Prairie Path? (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lombard.

More about this marker. The sign has been leaning against the home for the past few years. It appears to have been part of the older historical

Peck Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 30, 2024

2. Peck Homestead

The marker is on the porch of the home at the Peck Homestead.

signage that was erected around the homestead property prior to the erection of the Illinois State Historical Society marker in 2022.

Also see . . .
1. What's That Building? Sheldon & Harriet Peck Homestead. From WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio), a history of the Peck Homestead (Submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Sheldon Peck Homestead official site. (Submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Sheldon Peck Homestead and Underground Railroad Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 30, 2024

3. Sheldon Peck Homestead and Underground Railroad Site Marker

Sheldon and Harriet Peck image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Chicago History Museum (ICHi-067392), circa 1860

4. Sheldon and Harriet Peck

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.