Once upon a time in Ada
Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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March 1928 plans for a new $50,000 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at the corner of Johnson Street and East Lincoln Avenue were made public.
June 1928 the laying of the cornerstone of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at the corner of South Johnson Street and East Lincoln Avenue was held. The pastor was Rev. W.L. Harmony.
December 1928 the new St. Mark’s Lutheran Church was dedicated by Pastor W.L. Harmony
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