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

Cantigny First Division Museum

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2008

1. Cantigny First Division Museum Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the valor of all Americans who fought for their country.

Established by trustees of the Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust as a memorial to Colonel Robert R. McCormick who served in France with the 5th Field Artillery, First Division, during World War I

Erected 1960.

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

Location. 41° 51.148′ N, 88° 9.307′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Winfield Road (Entrance to the Park) south of Roosevelt Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wheaton IL 60187, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Wheaton Franciscan Sisters (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); James H. Monroe (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wells H. Blodgett (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lester W. Weber (approx. 1.3 miles away); James W. Robinson Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2008

2. Cantigny First Division Museum Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2008

3. Cantigny First Division Museum Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2008

4. Cantigny First Division Museum Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2008

5. Cantigny First Division Museum Marker

M551A1 Sheridan Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2008

6. M551A1 Sheridan Tank

Several tanks are displayed on the grounds of the park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,882 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.