//
A historically black private college that was the first to be owned and operated by African Americans. W.E.B. Du Bois was once a professor here.
Wilberforce University (WU) is a private university in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is one of three historically black universities established before the American Civil War. Founded in 1856 by the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC), it is named after English statesman and abolitionist William Wilberforce. In 1863, it was sold to the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), which had ties to the school since its inception. WU remains affiliated with the AME.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
CSU
A historically black public university across the street from Wilberforce University.
NAAMCC
The preserved home of a former slave who became the third African American to graduate from West Point, and the first African American to reach the status of Colonel in the American army.
Reservations recommended.
A park with a nice pond and picnic pavilions.