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

Fleming's Grocery

One of the First Stores in Danby

— 1852 —

Fleming's Grocery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2025

1. Fleming's Grocery Marker

Inscription.
460 Main-East

Erected by Glen Ellyn Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 41° 52.598′ N, 88° 4.009′ W. Marker is in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Main Street near Crescent Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. The marker is one of several embedded into the sidewalk in downtown Glen Ellyn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 460 North Main Street, Glen Ellyn IL 60137, 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: Glen Ellyn's Great Fire of 1891 Started Here (a few steps from this marker); DuPage Co. State Bank / Glen Ellyn Township High School 1916-1923 (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Ellyn (within shouting distance of this marker); McChesney Store (within shouting distance of this marker); McChesney & Miller Grocery Store (within shouting distance of this marker); A Creek Went Under Main Street Here (within shouting distance of this marker); Mansion House (within shouting distance of this marker); Danby House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Ellyn.

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this marker. The first settlements in this area were known as Stacy's Corner and Newton Station until 1851, when it was renamed Danby, after the postmaster's hometown in Vermont. In the 1870s it was renamed Prospect Park, and then in 1891 it became Glen Ellyn, honoring the nearby lake and the area's glens.

Also see . . . Early History of Glen Ellyn. From the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. (Submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Fleming's Grocery Marker at 460 N. Main image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2025

2. Fleming's Grocery Marker at 460 N. Main

Main Street north of the tracks in Glen Ellyn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2025

3. Main Street north of the tracks in Glen Ellyn

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on October 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.