The Most Prosperous and Thriving Town in Northwestern Kansas ... Oberlin 1879
OBERLIN Taken from the first edition of the Oberlin Herald June 17, 1879 The Most Prosperous and Thriving Town in Northwestern Kansas....
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Sharleen Wurm
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
Tom was born into slavery; he escaped with the help of friends by the underground
Thomas Wells The history of any community may be likened to a patchwork quilt, made up of bits and pieces of bright and somber hues. One...
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Sharleen Wurm
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
Echoes of the Old Slavery Days
THE STORY OF ROBERT TUTT Echoes of the old slavery days have reached Oberlin in the experiences of Robert Tutt, a Negro who lives west of...
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Sharleen Wurm
- Dec 28, 2019
- 1 min
Map Showing Businesses in Downtown Oberlin 1879
This map shows many of the businesses listed in my previous blog. Map was drawn by Bert Ewing about one year after the raid. It is dated...
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Sharleen Wurm
- Dec 28, 2019
- 5 min
Oberlin Businesses in 1879
OBERLIN Taken from the first edition of the Oberlin Herald June 17, 1879 The Most Prosperous and Thriving Town in Northwestern Kansas....
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Sharleen Wurm
- Apr 10, 2019
- 1 min
Lawlessness on the Beaver
Johann Herzog Submitted by Phil and Sharleen Wurm (The DC History Buff) pwurm@ruratlel.net or swurm@ruraltel.net Lawlessness on The...
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