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Remarkable Ohio - Western Reserve College and Academy
 
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With the help of town founder, David Hudson, Western Reserve College and its Academy were founded in 1826 in Hudson, Ohio. 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. The observatory is the second oldest 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.
October 15, 2012