Centennial Grove

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Arbor Day Centennial Grove program
April 22 1972 created
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Arbor Day, approximately 250 people representing 52 organizations planted a grove of 100 trees on April 22, 1972. This area, which is located on the Arboretum's East Side along the base of the tollway berm south of Frost Hill, was named Centennial Grove.
  1. "Arbor Day, 1972, 100th Anniversary Celebration." The Morton Arboretum Autumn Newsletter 1972: 4.
  2. "Collections of The Morton Arboretum, Driving Tour." The Morton Arboretum Records. Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum. 2002.
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