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

Veterans Park

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 5, 2026

1. Veterans Park Marker

Inscription.
[Text on the wall:]
Let peace and beauty be found here: Remember those who served us well.

[Small slab:]
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1989 to all veterans

Erected 1989.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 45.543′ N, 88° 8.365′ W. Memorial is in Naperville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Gartner Road 0.1 miles north of Edgewater Drive, on the right when traveling south. The memorial wall is at the entrance to the Veterans Park parking lot. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 303 East Gartner Road, Naperville IL 60540, 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 Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Celebration of Peace (within shouting distance of this marker); Sp 5 Kenneth J. Shimp (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Park: Remembrance, Nature and Community Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoring the Riverbank at Lincoln Greenway (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Park: Oak Woodland Restoration (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pioneer Park: Prairie Restoration (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naperville.

More about this memorial. A different historical marker at this site refers to this as the "Memorial Wall." Several other memorials have been erected here since this one was built in 1989, including a Gold Star Families Memorial dedicated in 2023 at the other end of the parking lot.

The land here is maintained by the Naperville Park District but owned by the City of Naperville, which acquired it around 1900 for use as a water treatment plant. That plant

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 5, 2026

2. Veterans Park Marker

closed in 1976, and in 1984 the land was leased to the park district for use as a park.

Veterans Park on Gartner Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 5, 2026

3. Veterans Park on Gartner Road

The Memorial Wall is off-camera to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.