Funks Grove, Illinois




Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States






































Funks Grove, Illinois
Unincorporated community



Funks Grove, Illinois is located in Illinois

Funks Grove, Illinois

Funks Grove, Illinois




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Funks Grove, Illinois is located in the US

Funks Grove, Illinois

Funks Grove, Illinois




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Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 89°06′52″W / 40.36361°N 89.11444°W / 40.36361; -89.11444Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 89°06′52″W / 40.36361°N 89.11444°W / 40.36361; -89.11444
Country United States
State Illinois
County McLean
Elevation

 692 ft (211 m)
Time zone
UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 309

GNIS feature ID		 422723[1]

Funks Grove is a historic unincorporated community on U.S. Route 66 in McLean County, Illinois, United States southwest of Bloomington. The grove for which the settlement is named, Funk's Grove, is a National Natural Landmark.




Contents






  • 1 Natural history


  • 2 Funks Grove today


  • 3 Sugar Grove Nature Center


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Natural history




Funks Grove Nature area in Illinois


Illinois's Grand Prairie is spotted with groves, small patches of land where local terrain conditions discouraged prairie fires and allowed trees to reach maturity. One of these spots is the lower drainage of Timber Creek, a prairie rivulet that forms a tributary of Sugar Creek. All of these creeks eventually form part of the Sangamon River drainage of the Illinois River.[2]


The banks of Timber Creek, in early historic times, were thickly forested with white oaks, bur oaks, and sugar maple trees. The white oak became the state tree of Illinois, while the sugar maples were used by local Illini Native Americans to make springtime maple syrup and maple sugar.[3]


Maple sweetening was highly prized among early Euro-American settlers, and as early as 1824 Isaac Funk settled here. The Funk family began to sell sirup commercially in 1891, and the family continues to control and harvest much of the grove as of 2008[update].[3]



Funks Grove today


An 18.6-acre (7.5 ha) parcel within the largely privately owned grove was dedicated by the state of Illinois in 1985 as the Funk's Grove Nature Preserve.[2]


Due to fire suppression, the makeup of tree life in Funk's Grove is changing from historic times, with the original oaks not reproducing themselves naturally.[2]


Funks Grove continues to be a favorite landmark for users of historic U.S. Route 66, which is signed in McLean County as it passes through the grove. In addition, a rest stop lies on the edge of the grove on Interstate 55 at Illinois Milepost 149. The rest stop contains some memorabilia of the grove.



Sugar Grove Nature Center


Sugar Grove Nature Center opened in October 2004 and is run by a non-profit organization. It features interpretive environmental exhibits, sensory displays, live animals and a wildlife viewing area.[4] The center offers guided walks, after school workshops, family programs and programs for schools, preschools, homeschoolers and other groups.



References





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  2. ^ abc "Funk's Grove Nature Preserve: McLean County". Illinois Nature Preserves Commission. Retrieved 2012-12-20.


  3. ^ ab "Funks Grove History". Retrieved 2008-05-02.


  4. ^ "Nature Partners Program". Sugar Grove Nature Center. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-09-21.




External links



  • Funk's Grove Nature Preserve, McLean County

  • Sugar Grove Nature Center

  • Funks Grove, Illinois










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