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

Leone Schmidt

B. 1918 D. 2016

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 6, 2025

1. Leone Schmidt Marker

Inscription. Leone Schmidt devoted much of her life to researching and writing about Warrenville history. A founding member of the Warrenville Historical Society, she was named city historian in 1977. In 1999, she received the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award. This park was named in her honor in 2011. Her hard work and dedication to Warrenville history is reflected in her six books and the story of our community that is remembered within the walls of the Warrenville Historical Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 41° 49.039′ N, 88° 10.208′ W. Marker is in Warrenville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Warrenville Road, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street. The marker is just to the right (north) of the Leone Schmidt Heritage Park sign. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warrenville IL 60555, 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.

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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: Albright Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of “The Colonel's Tavern” (about 400 feet away); Third Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Big Woods Road (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Julius M. Warren’s Saw Mill and Warrenville’s Grist Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenville.

Also see . . . Leone Schmidt - City Historian. From the City of Warrenville website

Excerpt: "Because of her love of this City and its history, she served as the first curator of the Warrenville Historical Museum and led the fight to save the original Warren Tavern, Warrenville's first hotel, built in 1838. She also authored the regular
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 6, 2025

2. Leone Schmidt Marker
The DuPage River's west branch is in the background.
columns called, 'The Historian's Notebook' and 'Ask the Historian' for the Warrenville Digest and wrote two series of columns for the Warrenville Post entitled 'Memorable Warrenville Women' and 'This Week in Yesterday's News.'"

(Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 6, 2025

3. Leone Schmidt Marker

The Warren Tavern is in the background of this north-facing photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.