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When was Ada's first auto accident?

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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1899 Company G, Ohio National Guard was mustered into the state’s service

March 1905 Mayor Greer said Ada needed a marshal; we had a deputy but needed a primary officer and he nominated Alonzo Cummans.

March 1908 J.W. Morrow collided with a car opposite the post office, receiving slight injuries. This was the first auto accident in Ada.

 

 

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