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Silva, North Dakota

These photos of Silva, in Pierce County west of Devils Lake, were taken in April of 2006.  These photos are extras which have been in our archive and are being posted here for the first time.  You can see our previous Silva post here. Photos by Troy Larson and Terry Hinnenkamp, copyright Sonic Tremor Media [...]

Silva, ND

Silva, ND

Pierce County Inhabited as of 4/06 Silva was founded in 1912 as a Soo Line Railroad settlement. It reportedly reached a peak population of 125 in 1920 and has been on the decline ever since. Silva’s most famous former resident would be Julius Thompson who at one time was the world’s tallest man at eight [...]