West Englewood in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ogden Park World War II Memorial Water Fountain

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

1. Ogden Park World War II Memorial Water Fountain Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women of this community who served their country in World War II

Erected 1945 by Ogden Park O.C.D. Community Council.

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

Location. 41° 46.503′ N, 87° 39.35′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in West Englewood. It is on South Throop Street north of West Marquette Road, on the left when traveling north. The marker is in the middle of the basketball courts, behind the field house at Ogden Park. `. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6500 South Racine Avenue, Chicago IL 60636, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Chicago’s South Side. 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ogden Nature Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); (Former) Chicago City Bank & Trust Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); Robert Lindblom Technical High School Building (approx. one mile away); Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Yale Apartments (approx. 1.3 miles away); (Former) Marquette Park State Bank (approx. 1½ miles away); Antanas Staniukynas (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this memorial. This memorial was dedicated as part of the neighborhood July 4 celebration in 1945. According to the Chicago Park District, fund-raising efforts included a community carnival held in Ogden Park earlier that year.

The memorial is made of cornelian red polished granite. It was designed by Frederick Hibbard, a noted Chicago sculptor whose famous works include the statue of Ulysses S. Grant at the Vicksburg battlefield in Mississippi and the Confederate Monument at the Shiloh battlefield in Tennessee. In Chicago, his works

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

2. Ogden Park World War II Memorial Water Fountain Marker

The Ogden Park Fieldhouse is in the rear.

include statues of Greene Vardiman Black and former Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison. He also created the war memorial fountain erected in 1947 in Trumbull Park, in the far southeast side South Deering neighborhood.

Also see . . .
1. Ogden World War II Memorial Drinking Fountain. A history of the fountain from the Chicago Park District. (Submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Frederick Hibbard bio. This bio of Frederick Hibbard is on a website devoted to the Civil War's Battle of Raymond in Mississippi. Hibbard was commissioned to create the Hinds County Confederate Memorial that sits in that city west of Jackson. (Submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

3. Ogden Park World War II Memorial Water Fountain Marker

Engraving on the memorial water fountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

4. Engraving on the memorial water fountain

Each of the four corners of the memorial has an engraving.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.