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Both a town and a college in Northeast Ohio in Lorain County founded by two Presbyterian ministers, John Jay Shipherd, and his student, Philo P. Stewart. It is named for John Frederick Oberlin, an Alsatian minister. The college is particularly celebrated for its conservatory and its activist student body. Significant events in the town's history include the Wellington Rescue.
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