Ada in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

at Ohio Northern University January 11, 1968

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024

1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker

Inscription.
On January 11, 1968, in Taft Memorial Gymnasium, on this site, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed the community of Ohio Northern University.

Ohio Northern University became one of the last campuses this preeminent American civil rights leader would visit before his assassination four months later, on April 4, 1968. in Memphis, Tennessee.

"I believe that we can emerge from the bleak and desolate midnight of man's inhumanity to man into the bright and glittering daybreak of-freedom and justice."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From his speech at Ohio Northern University
January 11, 1968

Erected by Ohio Northern University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 11, 1968.

Location. 40° 46.007′ N, 83° 49.558′ W. Marker is in Ada, Ohio, in Hardin County. It can be reached from South Gilbert Street south of West Lehr Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 417 S Gilbert St, Ada OH 45810, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Davis Grove (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Solomon Lehr (about 600 feet away); Ohio Northern University (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Ohio Northern University (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Liberty National Bank Of Ada (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ada Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ada Passenger Depot, 1887 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ada.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024

2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024

3. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024

4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024

5. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.