The Granville Convention of 1851 Monument
by Ed Schmidt
Monument outside the PC Primary entrance.
What the plaque says:
This Marker Commemorates
THE GRANVILLE CONVENTION
OD NOVEMBER 18, 1851
AT WHICH JONATHAN BALDWIN TURNER FIRST
PROPOSED THE PLAN FOR ESTABLISHING HIGHER
INSTITUTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL LEARNING
BY FEDERAL AID, A PLAN EHICH LAID THE FOUNDATION
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND ALL OF THE
LAND GRANT COLLEGESOF THE NATION.
