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An Ada "Decoration Day"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 11, 2012

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Memorial Day was once known as "Decoration Day." Here's  a photograph depicting an Ada Decoration Day at the turn of an earlier century. 

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Ohio Normal School

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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Here's one of the earliest photos of Ada. It is of Ohio Northern University - but shows the university when it was called The Northwestern Ohio Normal School. The building today faces Main Street. This is from a booklet of photos titled "Ada and the O.N.U. - The New and the Old." The booklet was printed in 1902 and the wording under this photo stated "taken a long time ago."

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Main Street in 1902

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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Here's another photo from the Ada railroad depot. This scene looks west. Photo taken in 1902.

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Meet you at the station

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Before there was a Dixie Highway...before there was a Lincoln Highway...before there was a State Route 235...railroads were the way to travel.

Here's a 1902 photograph of Ada's Pennsylvania Railroad depot. The line connected New York City and Chicago with very fast service. Depending upon your point of view, not much or, quite a bit has change in 110 years.

(Photo from "Ada and the O.N.U. - The new and the old".)

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Ohio Normal University 1902

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2012

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Once upon a time it was called the Ohio Normal University. Here's a photograph from 1902 of an eariler "ONU." The photo is from a 1902 booklet of photos titled "Ada and the O.N.U. - The New and the Old."

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Ada Union School

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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Here's a handsome building from Ada's past. It's the Ada Union School with Professor Ewing as supterintendent.

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