Morrow Plots, University of Illinois | |
 (2013) | |
| Location | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°6′16.01″N 88°13′32.95″W / 40.1044472°N 88.2258194°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| NRHP reference No. | 68000024 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1968 |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1968[2] |
The Morrow Plots is an experimental agricultural field at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Named for Professor George E. Morrow, it is the oldest such field in the United States[3] and the second oldest in the world.[4] It was established in 1876 as the first experimental corn field at an American college and continues to be used today, although with three half-acre plots, instead of the original ten .[3] The site was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 23, 1968.[2] The fields are managed by the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Morrow Plots, University of Illinois". National Register Digital Assets. National Park Service. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Morrow Plots is an Urbana Legend". Partners. Illinois Farm Bureau. Spring 2009.
- ^ "The Morrow Plots". University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved May 8, 2023.