The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ada Township was first settled in the early 1880s. Originally part of Weston Township, which at the time covered two survey townships in Townships 129 and 130N, Range 61W.
Ada was organized around 1900 from the southern of the two townships and the northern one was renamed Kent Township.
The village of Silverleaf, built in 1887, is located 7 miles east of Ellendale, and was once the major population center in the township. The town reported around 25 residents in the late 1910s, and never seemed to exceed more than 50. It is little more than a ghost town today.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.