Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Preschool Learning

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. Preschool Learning Marker

Inscription. Joseph M. Hunt was a pioneer in the study of child development. He provided experimental evidence for the powerful and lasting effects of early experience on the development of intelligence and personality. Hunt helped to convince the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to develop and extend the national Head Start program for preschool children.

Erected by University of Illinois.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the University of Illinois series list.

Location. 40° 6.346′ N, 88° 13.322′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. It is at the intersection of West Nevada Street and South Gregory Street, on the left when traveling west on West Nevada Street. Marker is in front of the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1105 W Nevada St, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: String Project (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beginnings of Computer Music (about 500 feet away); Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Channing-Murray Foundation/Unitarian Church of Urbana (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tina Weedon Smith Memorial Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Astronomical Observatory (approx. ¼ mile away); Modern Pork Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph Royer House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph McVicker Hunt, Work Led to Head Start. News obituary published in the Jan. 11, 1991 edition of the Chicago Tribune. (Submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. J. McVicker Hunt. Wikipedia entry on the prominent American educational psychologist and author. (Submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. Preschool Learning Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.