Forestry / Illini Grove / Illini Meadows

By 1915, the south-east corner of campus was occupied by the Forestry Department, which owned the land running Pennsylvania almost to Nevada, running along Lincoln Avenue. [1] By 1963-1964, the remnants of the original forestry grove were known as Illini Grove. [2]

By 1960, construction began on various "recreational facilities" for Illini Meadows, "formerly known as Illini Grove". [3] [4] In the early 1960's the shelter house in Illini Grove first appeared on maps. By 1983-1986, the present Illini Grove had regained its name and Illini Meadows referred to an area immediately west of the Veterinary Medicine Complex across Lincoln Avenue. [5]