Oxford

Miami University

212 Roudebush Hall, Phone: +1 513 529-1809, (http://www.muohio.edu/), campus is primarily comprised of red-brick Georgian style buildings and broad lawns. Founded in 1809, this Public Ivy university named in honor of the Miami Native American tribe, was established 100 years before the City of Miami, Florida. At one time it was the fourth largest university in the U.S., behind Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth, and became known as the "Yale of the Early West". Accordingly, Miami's Elliott and Stoddard Halls, near the center of the academic quad, were modelled after Yale's Connecticut Hall.

23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison - Miami University's political science building Harrison Hall contains and serves as tribute to the 1852 alumnus.

Oxford Memorial Park Pavilion

on the northeast corner of High and Main Streets is the former home to the Oxford water tower a bygone symbol of the town and now provides an amphitheater for concerts and other performances.

Martin Luther King Jr. Park

on the northwest corner of High and Main Streets includes dancing water fountains that provide enjoyment for children both by viewing and playing in them.

McGuffey Home and Museum

(http://www.lib.muohio.edu...), +1 513 529-8380 written by educator William H. McGuffey, the Eclectic McGuffey Reader was the primary material used to teach reading to five generations of Americans. A sculpture in his honor stands in front of McGuffey Hall near the northeast corner of Spring Street and Campus Avenue across from the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house.

DeWitt Cabin

listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Elliott and Stoddard Halls

oldest dormitories in use in Ohio

Lorenzo Langstroth Cottage

a National Historic Landmark

Freedom Summer Memorial

located on Miami's historical Western Campus, this memorial commemorates civil rights workers who trained here in 1964. Three of these workers were later found murdered in Mississippi.

Black Covered Bridge

State Route 732 at Corso Rd., a 206-foot span built in 1869 over Four Mile Talawanda Creek. this is the only covered bridge in Butler County remaining in its original location restored in 2000. Bicentennial marker and explanation on site.

arts and culture

As in most U.S. college towns, much of the art and cultural amenities are provided by the university. In Oxford, these include:

Miami University Performing Arts Series

(http://www.fna.muohio.edu/pas/)

Miami University Art Museum

(http://www.fna.muohio.edu/amu/)

Hiestand Galleries

(http://www.fna.muohio.edu...)

Center for American and World Cultures

(http://casnov1.cas.muohio...)

sports

The Miami Redhawks compete in the Mid-American Conference of NCAA Division I College Athletics. Sports fans are also attracted by Miami's reputation as the Cradle of Coaches, having served as a rung in some of the most momentous coaching careers including: Earl Blaik, Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Bill Arnsparger, George Little, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler, John Pont, Bill Mallory, Jim Tressel, Joe Novak, Ron Zook, Dick Crum, Randy Walker, Terry Hoeppner, and Sean Payton.

Football - Yager Stadium, 30,012 capacity seating, the team that raised Superbowl Champion Big Ben Roethlisberger!

Basketball - Millett Hall, 9,200 seat arena, names like the Cleveland Cavaliers' Wally "World" Szczerbiak, five-time NBA champ Ron Harper twice with Lakers and thrice with Bulls, Randy Ayers of NCAA basketball coaching fame including the Ohio State Buckeyes and Wayne Embry of NBA management fame including the Cleveland Cavaliers made their mark playing b-ball at Miami before the NBA, coaching and other achievements.

Baseball - McKie Field opened in 2002.

Hockey - new ice arena opens in 2006-2007 and too many professional hockey alumni to name.

Visit the official site (http://www.muredhawks.com) or the unofficial fan site (http://www.miamihawktalk.com).