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

Ada Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

1. Ada Civil War Memorial

Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot in background. Looking east.

Inscription.

In Memory of Our Soldiers
1861-1865

“Lest We Forget”

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 46.232′ N, 83° 49.375′ W. Marker is in Ada, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 235) and Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Memorial is in the Ada Passenger Depot Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ada OH 45810, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: Ada Passenger Depot, 1887

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(a few steps from this marker); The Liberty National Bank Of Ada (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Solomon Lehr (approx. ¼ mile away); Davis Grove (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ohio Northern University (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Northern University (approx. 0.3 miles away); Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ada.

Ada Civil War Memorial Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

2. Ada Civil War Memorial Detail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

3. Ada Civil War Memorial Detail

Ada Civil War Memorial Cannon Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

4. Ada Civil War Memorial Cannon Detail

Ada Civil War Memorial Cannon Date image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

5. Ada Civil War Memorial Cannon Date

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

6. Ada Civil War Memorial

Looking west, with Main Street in background. The cannon is a 42-pdr Seacoast Gun. Originally a smoothbore, it was banded and rifled early in the war to extend its usefulness. Somewhat ironic, the gun was originally cast by Tredegar Foundry in Richmond, Virginia, before the Civil War.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,614 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 23, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.