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“Oberlin Knows No Crisis”: Local Happenings during the Presidential Inauguration of 1861

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Mar 8, 2011 | Oberlin and the Civil War

On March 4, 1861, one-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States of America. Only a few weeks before in Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis had been inaugurated provisionally as President of the Confederate States....

January 1861: Secession and Speculation

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 20, 2011 | Oberlin and the Civil War

The opening month of 1861 was one of growing tension and conjecture throughout the country and, certainly, in Oberlin. As five states (Mississippi on the 9th; Florida on the 10th; Alabama on the 11th; Georgia on the 19th; and Louisiana on the 26th) joined South...

Prelude to the Civil War: The Election of 1860

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 5, 2011 | Oberlin and the Civil War

This year (2011) marks the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War—perhaps the most defining and critical event in our country’s history. Oberlin’s involvement and sacrifices in the war were considerable. The Heritage Center is initiating a blog...

Morgan Street Bridge Railings

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jul 9, 2009 | Oberlin Heritage Center Collections

  Restored Morgan Street Bridge Railings Installed at the Oberlin Heritage Center Last spring Oberlin Heritage Center volunteers, including Walter Edling, Bert Latran, Dick Holsworth, Charles Pope and George Clark rescued and refurbished the century-old iron railings...
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