Dunning in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wright College Prairie Garden

Project Green Idea

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025

1. Wright College Prairie Garden Marker

Inscription. Natural Landscaping in an Urban Setting - Established Earth Day - April 22, 2003

Conceived and funded by a National Wildlife Federation Grant awarded to Isiah M. Dalton, WWC-CCS Student Government President and Student Trustee

Sponsored by: Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, City of Chicago Department of Environment, National Wildlife Federation, The Care of Trees, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Sundial in memory of Dr. E. Marvin Goodwin, Historian

Erected 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 2003.

Location. 41° 57.57′ N, 87° 47.231′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Dunning. It is on Narragansett Avenue south of Montrose Avenue. The marker is on the northeast side of the Wilbur Wright College campus, just east of the berm and the school's pyramid shaped building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4300 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago IL 60634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Wright College Prairie Garden (a few steps from this marker); Unknown and Itinerant Poor of Cook County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cook County Cemetery at Dunning — 1854 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cook County Poorhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Unidentified Victims of the 1871 Chicago Fire (approx. 0.4 miles away); Orphaned and Abandoned Infants and Children (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Sick and Infirm at Dunning (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . .
1. National Wildlife Foundation case study: Wilbur Wright College, Spring 2003 Landscaping. A review of the project that led to the creation

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025

2. Wright College Prairie Garden Marker

of a prairie garden on the Wilbur Wright College campus in Chicago. (Submitted on March 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Wilbur Wright College official site. (Submitted on March 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

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