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Federal Hall

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At the close of the Second World War, the G.I. Bill enabled scores of discharged servicemen to attend college, swelling the ranks of students across the country. Federal Hall was a temporary housing solution for such students at Oberlin. The building…

Finney's Tent

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The tent was a gift to Professor Charles Grandison Finney from friends in New York City, for holding revivalist meetings throughout the region, in places where no suitable houses for such meetings could be found. It was one hundred feet in diameter,…