Waukegan in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 29, 2012
1. Joseph T. Bowen Country Club Marker
From 1912 to 1962, Bowen Park was the site of the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club, owned by the Hull-House Association of Chicago. Here, children from many national, racial and religious backgrounds learned to respect each other and the environment. Bowen Park’s natural environment also provided children of Chicago’s hard streets an atmosphere never before experienced. Bowen Country Club influenced over 40,000 people and helped further the ideals of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, and Louise DeKoven Bowen. On this site the club achieved its motto “Secure from the Slow Stain of the World’s Contagion.”
Erected 1989 by Waukegan Historical Society, Waukegan Park District, Illinois Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 42° 23.177′ N, 87° 49.926′ W. Marker is in Waukegan, Illinois, in Lake County. It can be reached from North Sheridan Road ¼ mile north of Greenwood Avenue. Marker is located in the parking
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Regionally, this marker 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Otto Graham (approx. 1.6 miles away); Phil Austin (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ray Bradbury (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dr. Eugene P. King (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jack Benny (approx. 1.6 miles away); Welcome to Ray Bradbury Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ray Bradbury Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); Orion Perseus Howe (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waukegan.
Also see . . .
1. Bowen Country Club (University of Illinois at Chicago). Carli Digital
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 29, 2012
2. Joseph T. Bowen Country Club Marker
with Historical Society in background
2. Hull House. VCU Social Welfare History Project website entry (Submitted on July 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 29, 2012
3. Haines House - home of Waukegan Historical Society
Waukegan Historical Society website homepage
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Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 29, 2012
4. Haines House Marker
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 29, 2012
5. Lilac Cottage
located just east of marker
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 29, 2012
6. Lilac Cottage Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,644 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 31, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
