Local Legends: Prexy
"A man of deep religious belief, in addition to being a staunch progressive, Benton became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1886, was ordained a deacon in 1899 and became a church elder in 1900."
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Local Legends: The art of war
"Barrows attended Miami University in 1853 and became a member of the Erodelphian Society, a student literary society on campus. However, Barrows did not complete his studies and left the university in 1854."
Local Legends: Rockin’ Rocco
Maurice Rocco , born Maurice John Rockhold, started making money as a pianist in Oxford at just 9 years old. It marked the start of a lifelong career in swing music that led him around the globe.
Local Legends: A revolutionary professor
Iranian immigrant Mostafa "Paul" Rejai became a respected scholar on democracy and revolution during his time as a faculty member at Miami University.
Local Legends: The civilian hero
Philip Carter Shera, born and raised in Oxford, wasn't a member of the U.S. Navy, but he still earned high honors for service during World War II.
Local Legends: The only doc in town
Fred Fogel Shepard took care of the residents of College Corner for decades as the only medical doctor in town in the mid-1900s.
Local Legends: America’s apiculturist
Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth has a place in both Oxford history and American beekeeping history for pioneering the Langstroth hive..