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

World War I Centennial Memorial

1918-2018

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025

1. World War I Centennial Memorial Marker

Inscription. This designation is conferred by the United States World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

Erected 2018.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 41° 52.63′ N, 88° 6.7′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on West Street near Prairie Avenue, in the median. The marker is in the circle at the entrance to Northside Park, just next to the World War I Obelisk. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1300 North West Street, Wheaton IL 60187, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: World War I Obelisk (here, next to

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this marker); North American Bison • Blanding's Turtle • Cheetah (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named North American Bison • Blanding's Turtle • Cheetah (approx. half a mile away); North American Porcupine (approx. half a mile away); Domestic Rabbits (approx. half a mile away); Chicken (approx. half a mile away); Guinea Hog (approx. half a mile away); Wetlands Sing with Life! (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.

Also see . . . Wheaton Park District’s World War I Monument Receives National Restoration Grant.

Excerpt: “On September 27, [2017,] the United States World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library announced the first 50 grant awardees for their 'WWI Centennial Memorials' program, and the list includes Wheaton’s own WWI Obelisk in Northside Park.”

(Submitted on November 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

World War I Centennial Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025

2. World War I Centennial Memorial

The marker is right next to the World War I Obelisk.

World War I Obelisk in Wheaton's Northside Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025

3. World War I Obelisk in Wheaton's Northside Park

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.