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Algonquin Club646 viewsThe Algonquin Club Minstrels pose in front of Herrick Memorial Library.
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American House Hotel457 viewsUndated photo of the American House Hotel. The Herrick Memorial Library was built on this site after the hotel was demolished.
The Oberlin-Wellington Slave Rescue, an event that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War, began here at the American House. The slave was being held in the attic of the American House while Marshalls were waiting for a train to take them back south. The group of angry citizens broke the slave out and got him to Oberlin and safety.
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