Morrow Plots
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 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1968 |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1968 |
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 and the second oldest in the world. 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 . The site was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 23, 1968. The fields are managed by the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.