Take a tour of Ada in person or online
For Ada hosts and guests who need to stretch their legs this Thanksgiving weekend: check out the Walking Tour of Ada, Ohio on theclio.com. https://theclio.com/tour/1694 A Google map provides a route; the entries provide history, photographs and source material. So if you’re not in Ada or anywhere nearby, the tour can be enjoyed online.
The thirteen entries were compiled by students of David Strittmatter, Ph.D., ONU Assistant Professor of History. If you were asked to put together a baker’s dozen of key locations in the village, what would they be?
- Main Street, Ada, Ohio
- First United Methodist Church
- Historical Ada Armory
- Wilson Football Factory
- Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park
- Civil War Memorial Cannon
- New Deal Mural
- Former School of Piano Tuning
- Ada War Memorial Park Stadium
- Lehr Memorial Building
- Hill Memorial Building
- Lehr Statue
- MLK Statue
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, May 30, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Roy V. Rogers worked for Allen East Schools
- Pope and Wagner are Ada Rotary scholarship recipients for 2025
- Sondra A. Combs was a hairdresser and homemaker
- Upcoming APL events, May 26-31
- Stay tuned for AHS graduation and Memorial Day coverage
- Pope and Wagner are Ada Rotary scholarship recipients for 2025