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Until the Illinois Central Railroad rolled into town, geese flocked to a pond in this vicinity. The IC cleared the pond and donated the land to the Congregationalist (today the Community United Church of Christ). Their sanctuary, completed near the . . . — — Map (db m31113) HM
The First Congregational Church, built in 1855-56, was popularly known as the “Goose Pond” Church, because the site was once a water-filled area, home to flocks of wild geese and ducks. The church became a meeting center for numerous . . . — — Map (db m31118) HM
Nathan C. Ricker, the first person to graduate in architecture in the United States, established an architectural program here at his alma mater in 1873. Ricker emphasized the application of science and technology to design. He strove to create an . . . — — Map (db m225558) HM
Allen S. Weller led the Urbana campus
to a period of great artistic growth
and innovation from 1954 to 1971. His
imagination and efforts were the
force behind experimentation in the
visual arts, dance, and music, and
the development of . . . — — Map (db m225525) HM
In the early 20th century, Clarence W. Alvord gathered sources for Illinois history, directed the Illinois Historical Survey, edited the collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, wrote histories of colonial Illinois and the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m225556) HM
In 1944, Thomas K. Cureton became the
director of the Physical Fitness
Research Laboratory, one of the first
of its kind in the nation. He developed
methods to test motor and
cardiovascular fitness and aquatic
performance and to appraise . . . — — Map (db m225523) HM
In 1949, Wilbur Schramm organized the conference of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, which laid the philosophical basis for public broadcasting in the United States. From that beginning, grew both National Public Radio (NPR) and . . . — — Map (db m225554) HM
Renowned film critic, co-star of the “At the Movies”
television series with Gene Siskel and son of Urbana, Roger
Ebert changed the way people thought about movies. The
University of Illinois graduate was the film critic for the . . . — — Map (db m225498) HM
