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21-77 Western Reserve College and Academy

Side A: With the help of town founder, David Hudson, Western Reserve College and its Academy were founded in 1826. Often called “The Yale of the West,” the college saw success initially as all of its professors and college presidents were Yale College graduates. Nationally, Western Reserve College became involved with the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement 28 years before the Civil War began. Moreover, Western Reserve College established the Loomis observatory, named for Elias Loomis, a Yale tutor and WRC professor, which is now the second oldest observatory in the United States. The Western Reserve College moved to Cleveland in 1882 and eventually became Case Western Reserve University while the Academy remained in Hudson. Today, the Western Reserve Academy is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected independent college preparatory schools.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Western Reserve Academy, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: 115 College Street, 
Hudson, 
OH, 
44236
Location: NE corner of College St & Chapel St
Latitude: 41.2456010
Longitude: -81.4374440