Hinckley in DeKalb County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Irving Wade
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025
1. Irving Wade Marker
1898 1918
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 41° 46.167′ N, 88° 38.356′ W. Marker is in Hinckley, Illinois, in DeKalb County. It is on Maple Street north of Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded into a wall behind the veterans memorial in front of the Hinckley Community Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Maple Street, Hinckley IL 60520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Illinois. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William H. Rissman (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lester Howard Wade (here, next to this marker); The Golden Age of Bands (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Hinckley (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of the First Permanent Settlement in DeKalb County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bicentennial Grove (approx. 6.6 miles away); Stone Mill Museum (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinckley.
More about this marker. The plaque is the right of three embedded today near a 2012 vetearns memorial in front of Hinckley's community building.
Regarding Irving Wade.
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Irvin Wade enlisted in the Navy in 1915 and was a Marine in World War I. A corporal in the 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, Wade died during the Marines Corps' fight against German troops at Chateau-Theirry on June 13, 1918. Lester Wade, who was two years older than Irvin, died in battle about five months later on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial at the Hinckley Community Building
Irvin Wade's plaque is on the wall to the right of the veterans memorial stone.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025
3. Hinckley Community Building
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
