Ada swimming north of town
By Paul Logsdon, University Archivist
Before the municipal pool was opened, Ada residents could cool off at the lake called Welcome Park.
The lake was formed when a quarry operated by Grant Tressel flooded.
In 1924 bath houses, bathing pools, a 50 x 100 foot pavilion, and facilities for baseball and tennis were added along with picnic grounds and rides.
By 1943, with WWI raging, the park closed permanently.
The buildings and rides are long-gone, but the lake still remains opposite the Liberty Conservation Club
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