Oswego in Kendall County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wormley Heritage Park

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 3, 2025

1. Wormley Heritage Park Marker

Inscription. Founders Henry & Rhoda Wormley
1831
Dedicated by Myron & Frances Wormley
1999

Erected 1999.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 41° 41.856′ N, 88° 21.465′ W. Marker is in Oswego, Illinois, in Kendall County. It is on Century Drive west of Illinois Route 31, on the right when traveling east. The text is etched into a giant boulder in the northeast corner of Wormley Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 Century Drive, Oswego IL 60543, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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: Korean Conflict (approx. 0.9

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miles away); Gulf War (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam Conflict (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War I (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War II (approx. 0.9 miles away); Spanish-American War (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fox River Fording (approx. 0.9 miles away); American Civil War (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oswego.

Regarding Wormley Heritage Park. According to Rhoda Wormley's obituary, Rhoda and Henry Wormley were early settlers in Caton, New York, a town near the Pennsylvania border about seven miles south of Corning, and moved to Illinois in the 1840s. Rhoda died in 1892 at age 75, and Henry died in 1903 at age 84. Both are buried in Aurora, Illinois, about five miles north of here.

Myron Wormley, according to an Illinois Senate resolution from 2006 after his death (see link below), was born and raised in Oswego, attended East Aurora High School and the University of Illinois, and then returned to his family farm with his wife Frances, farming this land from 1940 until 1959. They later converted the land into the Century Estates subdivision that is on the farm's site today, and donated

Wormley Heritage Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 3, 2025

2. Wormley Heritage Park

the land that makes this Oswegoland Park District park.

Also see . . . 2006 Illinois Senate Resolution honoring Myron Wormley. (Submitted on May 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.