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Tawawa Springs in Ohio is Where Old Wilberforce University Campus Was

In the early 1800s, William anf Eleanor Kendall owned this land, known for its natural springs, beauty, and farmland. In 1850, Elias Drake, lawyer and former speaker in the Ohio General Assembly, purchased the property and named it Tawawa Springs or Xenia Springs. He developed a health resort hotel surrounded…

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