If you think water drenched Ada over the weekend take a moment to consider the famous flood of 1913.
The Icon found six Ada photos in the Ada Public Library photo archives that you'll never believe.
The photos show Ada in 1913. You'll see water cover Main Street, Gilbert Street and a couple streets that maybe you can identify.
According to Ohio History Central:
The Flood of 1913 is known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. Although rivers in Ohio tended to flood every spring, heavy rains in March 1913 exacerbated the flood conditions.
High school students attending a soccer camp on campus frolic in a flooded area on the West Campus on Sunday afternoon. Beats paying $3 a head at the community pool, and it's handy, a cool-off after practice on a humid day. Mother Nature continues to throw storms our way, so pumping excess water continues around the clock. (Monty Siekerman)
Hundreds of Hardin County residents will participate in the Cancer Society Relay For Life of Hardin County from 6 p.m.-12 p.m. July 24-25 at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. This will be the 10th anniversary of the Relay For Life of Hardin County.
It’s Lincoln Highway Buy Way Time
Sale dates: Thursday-Friday-Saturday - Aug. 13-14-15
For 11 years, Ada CIC and the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce have continued to
sponsor the Lincoln Highway Buy –Way Yard Sale. This year is no different.
Ada is one community among many that choose to celebrate the historical Lincoln
Highway with the great Buy-Way.
