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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
lcrouse@centurylink.net

THE ADA RECORD   ADA, OHIO- AUG. 22, 1900

A PIONEER STORY

An incident in the Early History of Hardin County by Agnew Welsh

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
lcrouse@centurylink.net

January 21, 1962 Ada’s telephone system started operation in a new building at 215 North Main Street. For the first time a dial telephone system was in use.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
lcrouse@centurylink.net

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
lcrouse@centurylink.net

December 1904 the foundation for the Rail Road tower to pneumatically operate protective gates at Main and Johnson was started. The tower was torn down in 1960.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
lcrouse@centurylink.net

The Ada Herald, Ada, Ohio, March 2, 1982

A cloth banner was found by The Ada Herald recently. A very well done painting is on each side of the banner, but the reason for either side being painted is unknown. Does anyone of our readers remember anything of the ONU Club, or what American Tin and Honest Dollars could stand for?

The Ada Herald, Ada, Ohio, March 10, 1982

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Once upon a time in Ada

Liberty Township one-room schools
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
lcrouse@centurylink.net

Liberty Township one-room schools

When the one room schools were built they were officially named District School No.1, No.2, and on through District School No.9. The schools were soon given names by the local school trustees, often given the surname of the person that donated the ground for the school. Some were named for the family that had the most pupils in the school.

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