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The Memorial Arch, erected in Oberlin's Tappan Square in 1903, is the only monument to the United States that relates to the history of the Boxer Rebellion, an anti-imperialist uprising in China. In 1900, thirteen American missionaries and five of…

This marble and bronze fountain memorializes Katharine Wright Haskell, an 1898 graduate of Oberlin College. Wright was the sister of Wilbur and Orville Wright and she assisted them in their pursuit of flight. She became the second woman ever to serve…

The Soldiers Monument was erected in 1870 to honor the 96 Oberlin men who died in the Civil War. Of the fallen, 55 were students who had been enrolled in the college, and 41 were Oberlin residents. Once located at the corner of College and Professor…

The World War II memorial garden commemorates the 75 Oberlin college alumni who were killed in World War II. Unusual for a war memorial, the Oberlin memorial lists the names of all alumni who died in the war--including Masura Nakamura, who fought for…