St. James Farm in Warrenville in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Milwaukee Works War Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

1. Milwaukee Works War Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of International Harvester employes who gave their lives in World Wars I and II
Milwaukee Works

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 50.022′ N, 88° 9.667′ W. Memorial is in Warrenville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is in St. James Farm. It can be reached from Winfield Road (County Route 13) near Butterfield (Illinois Route 56), on the right when traveling north. The marker is in St. James Farm Forest Preserve, affixed to the brick "Reaper Manufacturing" entryway near the parking lot. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2S541 Winfield Road, Warrenville IL 60555, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Deering and Company Factory Doorway (a few steps from this marker); A Love for Horses (within shouting distance of this marker); Chamossaire Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Dairy Operations (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Elm (approx. 0.7 miles away); It Kame From the North (approx. 0.9 miles away); Recipe for a River (approx. one mile away); A Dam Struggle (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenville.

More about this memorial. An engraved cornerstone below this memorial says, "International Harvester Co. Milwaukee Works, 1902-1972."

Regarding Milwaukee Works War Memorial. Details about this war memorial, including where it was originally located and when it was brought to St. James Farm, could not be found. The Milwaukee Works derived from an independent manufacturer of harvesting machines that merged with four other harvester makers in 1902 to form International Harvester. (Brooks McCormick, who inherited St. James

William Deering and Company Factory Doorway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

2. William Deering and Company Factory Doorway Marker

This war memorial marker on the far left of this photo. A historical marker about the archway itself is just right of the entry.

Farm and sold it to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County before his death, was a scion of the family that founded McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, one of the other companies in that 1902 merger.) Milwaukee Works grew for most of the first half of the 20th century, culminating in World War II, when thousands were employed for military production. After the war ended, production in Milwaukee Works dwindled over the next few decades, and the plant closed in the early 1970s.

Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: International Harvester.

Excerpt: "Over time, the Milwaukee Works branch of International Harvester developed an expansive production site at the south end of the Menomonee Valley. It included numerous three- and four-story buildings, and employed several hundred workers in its early years. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, production diversified and the Milwaukee plant eventually came to specialize in the manufacture of engines and cream separators, in addition to other agricultural implements."

(Submitted on November 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.