Browse Items (1 total) Tags: forest remnant Sort by: TitleCreator Historic Elm In 1833, the year that Oberlin's founders John J. Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart picked the site for Oberlin College, this American Elm tree was a five-inch sapling in a dense forest. The tree was located on what is now Tappan Square. Legend has it… Tags: forest remnant, historic landmarks, pre-colonization, Tappan Square, trees